Integral of $\int \sin^5x\cdot \cos^3x \textrm{ d}x$, substituting $u=\cos x$ vs $u=\sin x$

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I used the substitution $u=\cos x$ whereas my teacher used $u=\sin x$ and we get completely different answers of course, which do not seem to be equivalent. I don't understand how a single integral can have several solutions.

My answer: $-\frac{\cos^4x}{4}+\frac{2\cos^6x}{6}-\frac{\cos^8x}{8} + C$

My teacher's answer: $\frac{\sin^6x}{6}-\frac{\sin^8x}{8} + C$

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Both of your solutions are missing the additive constant, so your solutions should be:

Your answer: $-\frac{\cos^4x}{4}+\frac{2\cos^6x}{6}-\frac{\cos^8x}{8} + C$

Your teachers answer: $\frac{\sin^6x}{6}-\frac{\sin^8x}{8} + C$

for each additional constant $C \in \Bbb R$

And you are both right :-)

Both of you found an antiderivative of $\sin^5(x)\cos^3(x)$ because of:

$$\frac{d}{dx}\left(-\frac{\cos^4x}{4}+\frac{2\cos^6x}{6}-\frac{\cos^8x}{8}\right) = \sin^5(x)\cos^3(x)$$

and

$$\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{\sin^6x}{6}-\frac{\sin^8x}{8}\right) = \sin^5(x)\cos^3(x)$$

Additionally you know now that both of your solutions only differs by a constant $C \in \Bbb R$.