# Integration help needed, thanks

• April 26th 2010, 11:39 PM
Peleus
Integration help needed, thanks
Hi all,

I'm wondering if someone can point me in the right direction for integrating this integral...

$\int \sin{(\frac{x}{y})} dy$

I'm not sure where to start,

thanks all.
• April 26th 2010, 11:46 PM
Let y = xu. Then it becomes $x\int \sin(\frac1u)du$ which is known not to have an antiderivative amoung the elementary functions. Wolfram Alpha can give it to you with special functions though.
• April 27th 2010, 12:41 AM
Peleus
If anyone could check through my working it would be great.

Q. Evaluate the following double integral

$\int\int_R \sin{\frac{x}{y}} dA$

Where R is the region bounded by the y-axis, $y = \pi$, $x = y^2$

Drawing a horizontal line throughout the region, we end up with...

$\int^{\pi}_0 \int^{y^2}_0 \sin{\frac{x}{y}} dxdy$

This turns through integration into

$\int^{\pi}_0 [ -y\cos{\frac{x}{y}}]^{y^2}_0 dy$

Subbing in values turns it into

$\int^{\pi}_0 [-y\cos{y} + y] dy$

Integration by parts turning into

$[\frac{y^2}{2} - \cos{y} - y\sin{u}]^{\pi}_0$

Giving

$\frac{\pi^2}{2} - \cos{\pi} - \pi\sin{\pi} + \cos{0}$

Am I right so far?

Thanks.