Q. The value of the integral $\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}{\sin^{5}x}\ dx$ is

A) $\frac{4}{15}$
B) $\frac{8}{5}$
C) $\frac{8}{15}$
D) $\frac{4}{5}$
Explanation

(c)
Using Walli’s formula, we get
$\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}{\sin^{n}x}\ dx = \frac{n - 1}{n}.\frac{n - 3}{n - 2}.\frac{n - 5}{n - 4}\ldots..\frac{2}{3}\ if\ n\ is\ odd$
$\Rightarrow \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}{\sin^{5}x}\ dx = \frac{5 - 1}{5}.\frac{5 - 3}{5 - 2}$
$= \frac{4}{5}.\frac{2}{3}$
$= \frac{8}{15}$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.

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