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∫sin⁡xsin⁡2xsin⁡3xdx\int \sin x \sin 2x \sin 3x dx is equal to

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✅ Correct Option: 3

The integral to evaluate is ∫sin⁡xsin⁡2xsin⁡3xdx\int \sin x \sin 2x \sin 3x dx. This requires converting the product of sine functions into simpler terms.


Using the product-to-sum formula sin⁡Asin⁡B=12[cos⁡(A−B)−cos⁡(A+B)]\sin A \sin B = \frac{1}{2}[\cos(A-B) - \cos(A+B)] for sin⁡x\sin x and sin⁡2x\sin 2x:

sin⁡xsin⁡2x=12[cos⁡(x−2x)−cos⁡(x+2x)]\sin x \sin 2x = \frac{1}{2}[\cos(x-2x) - \cos(x+2x)]

=12[cos⁡(−x)−cos⁡(3x)]= \frac{1}{2}[\cos(-x) - \cos(3x)]

=12[cos⁡x−cos⁡3x]= \frac{1}{2}[\cos x - \cos 3x]


The integral becomes:

sin⁡xsin⁡2xsin⁡3x=12[cos⁡x−cos⁡3x]sin⁡3x\sin x \sin 2x \sin 3x = \frac{1}{2}[\cos x - \cos 3x] \sin 3x

=12[cos⁡xsin⁡3x−cos⁡3xsin⁡3x]= \frac{1}{2}[\cos x \sin 3x - \cos 3x \sin 3x]


Using cos⁡Asin⁡B=12[sin⁡(A+B)−sin⁡(A−B)]\cos A \sin B = \frac{1}{2}[\sin(A+B) - \sin(A-B)] for cos⁡xsin⁡3x\cos x \sin 3x:

cos⁡xsin⁡3x=12[sin⁡(4x)−sin⁡(−2x)]\cos x \sin 3x = \frac{1}{2}[\sin(4x) - \sin(-2x)]

=12[sin⁡4x+sin⁡2x]= \frac{1}{2}[\sin 4x + \sin 2x]

For cos⁡3xsin⁡3x\cos 3x \sin 3x:

cos⁡3xsin⁡3x=12sin⁡(6x)\cos 3x \sin 3x = \frac{1}{2}\sin(6x)


Combining the terms:

sin⁡xsin⁡2xsin⁡3x=12[12(sin⁡4x+sin⁡2x)−12sin⁡6x]\sin x \sin 2x \sin 3x = \frac{1}{2}\left[\frac{1}{2}(\sin 4x + \sin 2x) - \frac{1}{2}\sin 6x\right]

=14sin⁡2x+14sin⁡4x−14sin⁡6x= \frac{1}{4}\sin 2x + \frac{1}{4}\sin 4x - \frac{1}{4}\sin 6x


Using ∫sin⁡(kx)dx=−cos⁡(kx)k+C\int \sin(kx)dx = -\frac{\cos(kx)}{k} + C:

∫sin⁡xsin⁡2xsin⁡3xdx=14∫sin⁡2xdx+14∫sin⁡4xdx−14∫sin⁡6xdx\int \sin x \sin 2x \sin 3x dx = \frac{1}{4}\int \sin 2x dx + \frac{1}{4}\int \sin 4x dx - \frac{1}{4}\int \sin 6x dx

=14⋅(−cos⁡2x2)+14⋅(−cos⁡4x4)−14⋅(−cos⁡6x6)+C= \frac{1}{4} \cdot \left(-\frac{\cos 2x}{2}\right) + \frac{1}{4} \cdot \left(-\frac{\cos 4x}{4}\right) - \frac{1}{4} \cdot \left(-\frac{\cos 6x}{6}\right) + C

=−18cos⁡2x−116cos⁡4x+124cos⁡6x+C= -\frac{1}{8}\cos 2x - \frac{1}{16}\cos 4x + \frac{1}{24}\cos 6x + C


Converting to a common denominator of 48:

=−648cos⁡2x−348cos⁡4x+248cos⁡6x+C= -\frac{6}{48}\cos 2x - \frac{3}{48}\cos 4x + \frac{2}{48}\cos 6x + C

=−148(6cos⁡2x+3cos⁡4x−2cos⁡6x)+C= -\frac{1}{48}(6\cos 2x + 3\cos 4x - 2\cos 6x) + C

Therefore, ∫sin⁡xsin⁡2xsin⁡3xdx=−148(6cos⁡2x+3cos⁡4x−2cos⁡6x)+C\int \sin x \sin 2x \sin 3x dx = -\frac{1}{48}(6\cos 2x + 3\cos 4x - 2\cos 6x) + C

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