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Intergrate (1-cos(t/2))^2 (sin(t/2))dt. where U = 1-cos(t/2)

I was using substitution, but i messed up along the way and i'm not getting the right answer. Please help. Thank you.

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  1. u = 1 - cos(t/2)

    du = (1/2)sin(t/2) dt

    sin(t/2) = 2du

    int [2 u^2]

    (2/3)u^3

    (2/3) (1 - cos(t/2))^3 + C


  2. set u=1-cos(t/2)

    then du = 1/2 sin(t/2) dt or

    dt=2 du/sin(t/2)

    substitute these and the integral becomes:

    u^2 sin(t/2) 2 du/sin(t/2) =

    2u^2

    this integrates to 2/3 u^3 = 2/3(1-cos(t/2)^3

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