Need help with the integration of attached problem

In summary, the conversation discusses how to integrate and plot a formula as a function of time while theta is changing from 1 to 20. The problem is related to an engineering design project and the individual is considering using MATLAB to solve it. There is also a mention of using trigonometric identities and converting degrees to radians.
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Shahryar
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Kindly can someone tell me how can i integrate and plot the following formula as a function of time. while theta is changing from 1 to 20.
also attached .docx file for convenience. Any kind of help or advice will be highly appreciable.
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Where is the problem from? Is it for schoolwork?
 
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berkeman said:
Where is the problem from? Is it for schoolwork?

No its in my engineering design problem. I am just stuck here. I need to plot the graph for theta as a function of time. I am not really good in calculus to be honest.
May be i can use MATLAB to solve !
 
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Shahryar said:
No its in my engineering design problem.

What does that mean? An engineering design project for what year in university? An engineering project for work? Where do you work?
 
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It would strike me as an obvious first step to use the facts that [itex]sin(20- \theta)= sin(20)cos(\theta)- cos(20)sin(\theta)[/itex] and [itex]cos(20- \theta)= cos(20)cos(\theta)+ sin(20)sin(\theta)[/itex].

That "20" looks strange for radian measure. If it is in degrees you should remember that [itex]\int sin(x)dx= -cos(x)+ C[/itex] and [itex]\int cos(x)= sin(x)+ C[/itex] only for x measured in radians.
 
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HallsofIvy said:
It would strike me as an obvious first step to use the facts that [itex]sin(20- \theta)= sin(20)cos(\theta)- cos(20)sin(\theta)[/itex] and [itex]cos(20- \theta)= cos(20)cos(\theta)+ sin(20)sin(\theta)[/itex].

That "20" looks strange for radian measure. If it is in degrees you should remember that [itex]\int sin(x)dx= -cos(x)+ C[/itex] and [itex]\int cos(x)= sin(x)+ C[/itex] only for x measured in radians.

Yes that 20 is actually 20 degrees. should i convert it into radians which is 0.34906585 radians ?
 

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