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Integral of sin^2x/2 dx

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  pi           
  --           
  2            
   /           
  |            
  |     2      
  |  sin (x)   
  |  ------- dx
  |     2      
  |            
 /             
3*pi           
----           
 2             
$$\int\limits_{\frac{3 \pi}{2}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{\sin^{2}{\left(x \right)}}{2}\, dx$$
Integral(sin(x)^2/2, (x, 3*pi/2, 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. Integrate term-by-term:

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

      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:

      The result is:

    So, the result is:

  2. Add the constant of integration:


The answer is:

The answer (Indefinite) [src]
  /                             
 |                              
 |    2                         
 | sin (x)          sin(2*x)   x
 | ------- dx = C - -------- + -
 |    2                8       4
 |                              
/                               
$$\int \frac{\sin^{2}{\left(x \right)}}{2}\, dx = C + \frac{x}{4} - \frac{\sin{\left(2 x \right)}}{8}$$
The graph
The answer [src]
-pi 
----
 4  
$$- \frac{\pi}{4}$$
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-pi 
----
 4  
$$- \frac{\pi}{4}$$
-pi/4
Numerical answer [src]
-0.785398163397448
-0.785398163397448

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