I am looking to evaluate
$\int_0^1 x \sinh (x) \ \mathrm{dx}$
I am looking to evaluate
$\int_0^1 x \sinh (x) \ \mathrm{dx}$
Use integration by parts! General format:
$\int f(x) g'(x)dx = f(x)g(x)-\int f'(x)g(x)dx$
Remember! If you have bounds on the integral, they must be applied to the $f(x)g(x)$ part, too (this proceeds in the normal way).
So, if I recall correctly, the integral of $\sinh(x)$ is $\cosh(x)$...
So following the integration by parts formula, we see that
$\int_0^1 x\sinh(x)dx = (x\cosh(x)|_0^1 - \int_0^1 \cosh(x)dx$
$=\cosh(1)-[\sinh(1)-\sinh(0)] = \cosh(1) -\sinh(1) + \sinh(0)$
$=\cosh(1) - \sinh(1)$
I'm sure there's some tricky identity after that, but that's as far as I go.
You can also make use of the fact, that you can rewrite the integral:
$\int_0^1 xf(x)\,\mathrm dx = \int_0^1 f(x) \int_0^x 1 \,\mathrm dy\,\mathrm dx.$
This is just the integral over the right-angled triangle and using Fubini's theorem you arrive at $\int_0^1 1 \int_y^1 f(x) \,\mathrm dx \,\mathrm dy.$
Inserting $f(x) = \sinh(x)$ you get $\int_0^1 x\sinh(x)\,\mathrm dx = \int_0^1 \int_y^1 \sinh(x)\,\mathrm dx\,\mathrm dy = \int_0^1 \cosh(1) - \cosh(y)\,\mathrm dy = \cosh(1) - \sinh(1).$
$2\sinh(x)=e^x-e^{-x}$ and $\int e^x(f(x)+f'(x))dx=e^xf(x)$
Thus, $2\int_0^1 x \sinh (x)dx=\int_0^1 xe^xdx-\int_0^1 xe^{-x}dx$ $=\int_0^1 e^x(x+1)dx-\int_0^1 e^{-x}(-x+1)d(-x)-\int_0^1 e^{x}dx+\int_0^1 e^{-x}d(-x)$ $=xe^x|_0^1-(-xe^{-x})|_0^1-e^x|_0^1+e^{-x}|_0^1$ $=e+\frac{1}{e}-(e-1)+(\frac{1}{e}-1)=\frac{2}{e}$
Hence, $2\int_0^1 x \sinh (x)dx=\frac{2}{e}\implies \int_0^1 x \sinh (x)dx=\frac{1}{e}$
If you use Taylor's series representation of the integrand and then interchange the sum and integral, you simply get
$\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \left(\frac{1}{(2k+2)!}-\frac{1}{(2k+3)!}\right) = \frac{1}{e}.$