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Question Number 27464 by tawa tawa last updated on 07/Jan/18

$$\mathrm{Show}\mathrm{that}:{\int }_0^{2\pi }\frac{\cos \left(3\mathrm{x}\right)}{5-4\cos \left(\mathrm{x}\right)}\mathrm{dx}=\frac{\pi }{12}$$

Commented by abdo imad last updated on 07/Jan/18

$$letputI={\int }_0^{2\pi }\frac{cos\left(3x\right)}{5-4cosx}dxandusethech.e^{ix}=z$$$$I={\int }_{/z/=1}\frac{\frac{z^3+z^{-3}}{2}}{5-4\frac{z+z^{-1}}{2}}\frac{dz}{iz}=\frac{1}{2}{\int }_{/z/=1}\frac{z^3+z^{-3}}{iz(5-2z-2z^{-1})}dz$$$$2I={\int }_{/z/=1}\frac{-i(z^3+z^{-3})}{5z-2z^2-2}dz={\int }_{/z/=1}\frac{i(z^3+z^{-3})}{2z^2-5z+2}dzletconsider$$$$$$$$thecomplexfunctionf\left(z\right)=\frac{i(z^3+z^{-3})}{2z^2-5z+2}polesoff?$$$$2z^2-5z+2=0\mathrm{\Delta }=25-16=9$$$$z_1=\frac{5-3}{4}=\frac{1}{2}and{z}_2=\frac{5+3}{4}=2andf\left(z\right)=\frac{i(z^3+z^{-3})}{2(z-\frac{1}{2})(z-2)}$$$$weseethat/z_{2/>1}so$$$${\int }_{/z/=1}f\left(z\right)dz=2i\pi Res(f,\frac{1}{2})$$$$Res(f,\frac{1}{2})={lim}_{z->\frac{1}{2}}^{}(z-\frac{1}{2})f\left(z\right)=\frac{i(\frac{1}{8}+8)}{2(-\frac{3}{2})}=\frac{i\frac{65}{8}}{-3}$$$$=-i\frac{65}{24}\Rightarrow {\int }_{/z/=1}f\left(z\right)dz=2i\pi (-i\frac{65}{24})=\frac{65\pi }{12}$$$$I=\frac{65\pi }{24}.$$$$$$

Commented by abdo imad last updated on 07/Jan/18

$$thinkthereisamistakeintheexercise???$$

Commented by tawa tawa last updated on 07/Jan/18

$$\mathrm{God}\mathrm{bless}\mathrm{you}\mathrm{sir}.\mathrm{But}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{answer}\mathrm{is}\frac{\pi }{12}$$

Commented by abdo imad last updated on 07/Jan/18

$$iwilltryanothermethodforverifying...thanks$$

Commented by tawa tawa last updated on 07/Jan/18

$$\mathrm{I}\mathrm{really}\mathrm{appreciate}\mathrm{sir}.\mathrm{God}\mathrm{bless}\mathrm{you}$$

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