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Question:
Integration sinx to the power m into cosx to the power n
Answer:

Let I(m,n) = ∫(sin x)m * (cos x)n dx

I(m,n) = ∫(sin x)m * (cos x)n-1 * cos x dx

Let  u = (sin x)m * (cos x)n-1 *

      du = m(sin x)m-1 *cos x * (cos x)n-1 + (n - 1)(sin x)m *(cos x)n-1 *(-sin x)

=> du = {m(sin x)m-1 * (cos x)n - (n - 1)(sin x)m+1 *(cos x)n-2 }*dx

Again let dv = cos x dx

Now, integrate on both side, we get,

v = sinx

Now, I(m,n) = (sin x)m+1 * (cos x)n-1 - m*I(m,n) - (n - 1)∫(cos x)n - 2 * (sin x)m+2 dx

=> I(m,n) = (sin x)m+1 * (cos x)n-1 - m*I(m,n) - (n - 1)∫(cos x)n - 2 * (sin x)m * (sin x)2 dx        

=> I(m,n) = {(sin x)m+1 * (cos x)n-1 }/(m + n) - (n - 1)/(m + n)∫(cos x)n - 2 * (sin x)m  dx {by putting sin2 x = 1 - cos2 x and then seperating out terms I(m,n) and rewriting}

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