How can you integrate Cos(x^2)????

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Shubhodip ·

It can not be integrated in terms of elementary functions. Fresnel integral comes into play.I don't have much (any) knowledge about them. This is not in 10+2 syllabus.

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

And if you any such doubts regarding it, just find them on integrals.wolfram.com

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Dr.House ·

i also had this doubt before and this really helped

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=139465

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AVISIKTA UPADHYAY ·

it is easy. using chain rule, the integral will be -sinx2.2x(d/dx of x2)

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Rishav Seksaria ·

the result may be
(1/2x)(sin(x^2))

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Debosmit Majumder ·

@avisikta;u have differentiated it....

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Athenes Analyst ·

"Chain rule For Integrals"
Something new to learn! THANKSthanksthanks!!! :)

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AVISIKTA UPADHYAY ·

opps @debosmit, i don't know what struck me when i wrote dis..:P

and @myvic, i guess dat was a mistake...there's nothing really to fuss about it dat much i hope...:-@

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Debosmit Majumder ·

@avisikta:it happens to evryone once in a while....

this integration is something v hvn`t learnt i guess..

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