Integral of cos^4(x/4) dx ?
1 Answer
Feb 26, 2018
I=18(3x+8sin(x2)+sin(x))
Explanation:
We want to solve
I=∫cos4(x4)dx
When we have an integral of a trigonmetric function,
to some power, we often want to reduce the power of the trigonometric function, which will make the integration easier
So let's reduce the power of cosine, using
cos2(x)=12(1+cos(2x))
Thus
So the integral becomes
I=14∫(32+2cos(x2)+12cos(x))dx
=14(32x+4sin(x2)+12sin(x))+C
=18(3x+8sin(x2)+sin(x))+C