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cos^4(1/2x)

Integral of cos^4(1/2x) dx

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$$\int\limits_{0}^{1} \cos^{4}{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)}\, dx$$
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. The integral of cosine is sine:

        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. The integral of cosine is sine:

        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/x\          sin(x)   sin(2*x)   3*x
 | cos |-| dx = C + ------ + -------- + ---
 |     \2/            2         16       8 
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$${{{{\sin \left(2\,x\right)}\over{2}}+x}\over{8}}+{{\sin x}\over{2}} +{{x}\over{4}}$$
The graph
The answer [src]
       3                                    
3   cos (1/2)*sin(1/2)   3*cos(1/2)*sin(1/2)
- + ------------------ + -------------------
8           2                     4         
$${{\sin 2+8\,\sin 1+6}\over{16}}$$
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=
       3                                    
3   cos (1/2)*sin(1/2)   3*cos(1/2)*sin(1/2)
- + ------------------ + -------------------
8           2                     4         
$$\frac{\sin{\left(\frac{1}{2} \right)} \cos^{3}{\left(\frac{1}{2} \right)}}{2} + \frac{3 \sin{\left(\frac{1}{2} \right)} \cos{\left(\frac{1}{2} \right)}}{4} + \frac{3}{8}$$
Numerical answer [src]
0.852566581580553
0.852566581580553
The graph
Integral of cos^4(1/2x) dx

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