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Strategies for integration problems. Working backward from the desired result vs "Integral milking": working forward ("milking") from knownbackward to construct nontrivial integrals.

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"Integral Milking" Strategies for integration problems. Working backward from the desired result vs working forward ("milking") from known integrals.

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$\int_{\pi/2}^\pi \frac {x\sin(x)}{5-4\cos (x)}\,dx$ and "Integral Milking:"Milking"

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Strategies for integration problems. Working backward from the desired result vs "Integral milking": working forward ("milking") from knownbackward to construct nontrivial integrals.

"Integral Milking" Strategies for integration problems. Working backward from the desired result vs working forward ("milking") from known integrals.

$\int_{\pi/2}^\pi \frac {x\sin(x)}{5-4\cos (x)}\,dx$ and "Integral Milking:"Milking"