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How do I integrate cos^2(x)?

The key to solving any integral of this form is to use the cosine rule:

cos(2x) = cos2(x) - sin2(x) = 2cos2

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Answered by Daniel F. Maths tutor
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How do I differentiate y=x^x?


how to integrate by parts


How do I integrate terms with sin^2(x) and cos^2(x) in them? For example integrate (1+sin(x))^2 with respect to x

As you will be aware, it is not easy to directly integrate terms involving sin^2(x) and cos^2(x), so we use a substitution to turn them into something which we can integrate.

From the double a...

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Answered by Michael H. Maths tutor
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How do I add two fractions? (plus example)

Adding (and subtracting) fractions is more difficult than multiplying them because we need to make sure that the denominators (bottom numbers) are equal in both fractions.

To do this, we may n...

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Answered by Jenny B. Maths tutor
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