Rewrite Trig Functions: Rewrite the integral in terms of sine and cosine to simplify the expression. cot(x)=sin(x)cos(x) and csc(x)=sin(x)1, so cot3(x)csc5(x)=(sin3(x)cos3(x))(sin5(x)1)=sin8(x)cos3(x).The integral becomes ∫sin8(x)cos3(x)dx.
Use Substitution: Use the substitution u=sin(x), which implies du=cos(x)dx. This substitution will simplify the integral by removing the trigonometric functions.
Rewrite in terms of u: Rewrite the integral in terms of u. The integral becomes ∫(cos3(x)/u8)cos(x)dx, which simplifies to ∫(1/u8)du after substitution.
Integrate with u: Integrate with respect to u. The integral of u81 with respect to u is −7u71+C, where C is the constant of integration.
Substitute back to x: Substitute back in terms of x.Since u=sin(x), the integral becomes −7sin7(x)1+C.
Check for Errors: Check for any mathematical errors. The substitution was done correctly, the integral was computed correctly, and the back-substitution was also correct.