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Integral of (4x-2)*cos2(x) dx

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$$\int\limits_{0}^{1} \left(4 x - 2\right) \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\, dx$$
Integral((4*x - 2)*cos(x)^2, (x, 0, 1))
Detail solution
  1. 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. Don't know the steps in finding this integral.

          But the integral is

        So, the result is:

      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:

      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. Don't know the steps in finding this integral.

          But the integral is

        So, the result is:

      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:

      The result is:

  2. Now simplify:

  3. Add the constant of integration:


The answer is:

The answer (Indefinite) [src]
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 | (4*x - 2)*cos (x) dx = C + cos (x) - x - -------- + x *cos (x) + x *sin (x) + 2*x*cos(x)*sin(x)
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$$\int \left(4 x - 2\right) \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\, dx = C + x^{2} \sin^{2}{\left(x \right)} + x^{2} \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)} + 2 x \sin{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(x \right)} - x - \frac{\sin{\left(2 x \right)}}{2} + \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$
The graph
The answer [src]
        2                   
-1 + cos (1) + cos(1)*sin(1)
$$-1 + \cos^{2}{\left(1 \right)} + \sin{\left(1 \right)} \cos{\left(1 \right)}$$
=
=
        2                   
-1 + cos (1) + cos(1)*sin(1)
$$-1 + \cos^{2}{\left(1 \right)} + \sin{\left(1 \right)} \cos{\left(1 \right)}$$
-1 + cos(1)^2 + cos(1)*sin(1)
Numerical answer [src]
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    Use the examples entering the upper and lower limits of integration.