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Integral of 36cosx^4 dx

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    |    36*cos (x) dx
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-atan(3)              
$$\int\limits_{- \operatorname{atan}{\left(3 \right)}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} 36 \cos^{4}{\left(x \right)}\, dx$$
Integral(36*cos(x)^4, (x, -atan(3), pi/2))
Detail solution
  1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

    1. Rewrite the integrand:

    2. There are multiple ways to do this integral.

      Method #1

      1. Rewrite the integrand:

      2. Integrate term-by-term:

        1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

          1. Rewrite the integrand:

          2. Integrate term-by-term:

            1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

              1. Let .

                Then let and substitute :

                1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

                  1. The integral of cosine is sine:

                  So, the result is:

                Now substitute back in:

              So, the result is:

            1. The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:

            The result is:

          So, the result is:

        1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

          1. Let .

            Then let and substitute :

            1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

              1. The integral of cosine is sine:

              So, the result is:

            Now substitute back in:

          So, the result is:

        1. The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:

        The result is:

      Method #2

      1. Rewrite the integrand:

      2. Integrate term-by-term:

        1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

          1. Rewrite the integrand:

          2. Integrate term-by-term:

            1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

              1. Let .

                Then let and substitute :

                1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

                  1. The integral of cosine is sine:

                  So, the result is:

                Now substitute back in:

              So, the result is:

            1. The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:

            The result is:

          So, the result is:

        1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

          1. Let .

            Then let and substitute :

            1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

              1. The integral of cosine is sine:

              So, the result is:

            Now substitute back in:

          So, the result is:

        1. The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:

        The result is:

    So, the result is:

  2. Add the constant of integration:


The answer is:

The answer (Indefinite) [src]
  /                                                  
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 |       4                          9*sin(4*x)   27*x
 | 36*cos (x) dx = C + 9*sin(2*x) + ---------- + ----
 |                                      8         2  
/                                                    
$$\int 36 \cos^{4}{\left(x \right)}\, dx = C + \frac{27 x}{2} + 9 \sin{\left(2 x \right)} + \frac{9 \sin{\left(4 x \right)}}{8}$$
The graph
The answer [src]
108   27*atan(3)   27*pi
--- + ---------- + -----
 25       2          4  
$$\frac{108}{25} + \frac{27 \operatorname{atan}{\left(3 \right)}}{2} + \frac{27 \pi}{4}$$
=
=
108   27*atan(3)   27*pi
--- + ---------- + -----
 25       2          4  
$$\frac{108}{25} + \frac{27 \operatorname{atan}{\left(3 \right)}}{2} + \frac{27 \pi}{4}$$
108/25 + 27*atan(3)/2 + 27*pi/4
Numerical answer [src]
42.3878683391075
42.3878683391075

    Use the examples entering the upper and lower limits of integration.