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cos^4(2x)

Integral of cos^4(2x) dx

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$$\int\limits_{0}^{1} \cos^{4}{\left(2 x \right)}\, dx$$
Integral(cos(2*x)^4, (x, 0, 1))
Detail solution
  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:

  3. Add the constant of integration:


The answer is:

The answer (Indefinite) [src]
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 |    4               sin(4*x)   sin(8*x)   3*x
 | cos (2*x) dx = C + -------- + -------- + ---
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$$\int \cos^{4}{\left(2 x \right)}\, dx = C + \frac{3 x}{8} + \frac{\sin{\left(4 x \right)}}{8} + \frac{\sin{\left(8 x \right)}}{64}$$
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       3                            
3   cos (2)*sin(2)   3*cos(2)*sin(2)
- + -------------- + ---------------
8         8                 16      
$$\frac{3 \sin{\left(2 \right)} \cos{\left(2 \right)}}{16} + \frac{\sin{\left(2 \right)} \cos^{3}{\left(2 \right)}}{8} + \frac{3}{8}$$
=
=
       3                            
3   cos (2)*sin(2)   3*cos(2)*sin(2)
- + -------------- + ---------------
8         8                 16      
$$\frac{3 \sin{\left(2 \right)} \cos{\left(2 \right)}}{16} + \frac{\sin{\left(2 \right)} \cos^{3}{\left(2 \right)}}{8} + \frac{3}{8}$$
3/8 + cos(2)^3*sin(2)/8 + 3*cos(2)*sin(2)/16
Numerical answer [src]
0.295858410689999
0.295858410689999
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Integral of cos^4(2x) dx

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