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(sinx-cosx)²

Integral of (sinx-cosx)² dx

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$$\int\limits_{0}^{1} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right)^{2}\, dx$$
Integral((sin(x) - 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. 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:

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

        1. There are multiple ways to do this integral.

          Method #1

          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 is when :

              So, the result is:

            Now substitute back in:

          Method #2

          1. Let .

            Then let and substitute :

            1. The integral of is when :

            Now substitute back in:

        So, the result is:

      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:

      The result is:

    Method #2

    1. Rewrite the integrand:

    2. Integrate term-by-term:

      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:

      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 is when :

            So, the result is:

          Now substitute back in:

        So, the result is:

      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:

      The result is:

  2. Add the constant of integration:


The answer is:

The answer (Indefinite) [src]
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$$\int \left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right)^{2}\, dx = C + x + \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$
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The answer [src]
   2   
cos (1)
$$\cos^{2}{\left(1 \right)}$$
=
=
   2   
cos (1)
$$\cos^{2}{\left(1 \right)}$$
cos(1)^2
Numerical answer [src]
0.291926581726429
0.291926581726429
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Integral of (sinx-cosx)² dx

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