Calculus Examples

Evaluate the Integral integral of cos(x)^6 with respect to x
Step 1
Simplify with factoring out.
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Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Rewrite as exponentiation.
Step 2
Use the half-angle formula to rewrite as .
Step 3
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 3.1
Let . Find .
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Step 3.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 3.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 5
Simplify by multiplying through.
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Step 5.1
Rewrite as a product.
Step 5.2
Expand .
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Rewrite the exponentiation as a product.
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Rewrite the exponentiation as a product.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
Step 6
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 7
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 8
Factor out .
Step 9
Using the Pythagorean Identity, rewrite as .
Step 10
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 10.1
Let . Find .
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Step 10.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 10.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 10.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 11
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 12
Apply the constant rule.
Step 13
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 14
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 15
Combine and .
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Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 17
Use the half-angle formula to rewrite as .
Step 18
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 19
Simplify.
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Step 19.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 20
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 21
Apply the constant rule.
Step 22
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 22.1
Let . Find .
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Step 22.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 22.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 22.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 22.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 22.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 23
Combine and .
Step 24
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 25
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 26
Apply the constant rule.
Step 27
Combine and .
Step 28
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 29
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 30
Simplify.
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Step 30.1
Simplify.
Step 30.2
Simplify.
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Step 30.2.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 30.2.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Move to the left of .
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Add and .
Step 31
Substitute back in for each integration substitution variable.
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Step 31.1
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 31.2
Replace all occurrences of with .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 32
Simplify.
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Step 32.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 32.3.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 32.3.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 32.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Step 32.5.1
Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Step 33
Reorder terms.