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How do I integrate cos^2x with respect to x?

This can be a very tricky question if you do not know how to approach it. Our first instinct may be to try a substitution, but this gets us nowhere. In fact, the trick is to make use of the identity cos2x = ...
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Point P on the curve, x = 2tan( y+ π/12), has a y-coordinate of π/4. Find an equation for the normal to the curve at P.

Step 1 - Firstly, we need to find the x-coordinate of point P. This will allow us to find the normal equation required in the question. To find the x-coordinate, we plug in the value of y given in the questi...
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Integrate sin^2(x)

sin^2(x) is not one of the functions whose antiderivative is commonly known to us. When we see trigonometric functions our best bet is usually to think of some trigonometric identity we know. In this case we...
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Answered by John P. • Maths tutor
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A circle with center C has equation x^2 + y^2 + 8x - 12y = 12

Circle equation = (x - a) 2 + (y - b) 2 = r 2 Where Centre coordinates (a, b) and radius 'r'Therefore x 2 + y 2 + 8x - 12y = 12 is to be rewritten in this formComplete the square to find a and bThis gives(x+...
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Rewrite (2+(12)^(1/2))/(2+3^(1/2)) in the form a+b((c)^(1/2))

To solve:Rewrite the top part of the fraction to get it in terms of 3^(1/2)Rationalise the denominatorSimplify The final answer is 2(3^(1/2)) - 2
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Answered by Max M. • Maths tutor
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