Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge / 2020 / Paper 1 / 17 / b / Solution

The product in the integrand simplifies to $\sin x{\cos }^{3}x$ below its upper endpoint. With the integration by substitution $t=\cos x$, the limits become $c$ and zero and $dt=-\sin xdx$. ThereforeAlthough the tangent function itself is undefined at the upper endpoint, the product has a zero limit there, so its continuous extension, or its improper integral, gives this same result.

To obtain $J$ directly from a Riemann sum, divide $[0,c]$ into $n$ equal pieces of width $c/n$ and use right endpoints $t_k=kc/n$. The sum isThe integrand is continuous, so the limit of these Riemann sums is its definite integral, namely $c^4/4$, agreeing with the antiderivative calculation.