Calculus Examples

Find the Integral cos(x)^4
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 .
Step 3.1.4
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 terms.
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Step 5.1
Rewrite as a product.
Step 5.2
Expand .
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Step 5.2.1
Rewrite the exponentiation as a product.
Step 5.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.7
Reorder and .
Step 5.2.8
Reorder and .
Step 5.2.9
Move .
Step 5.2.10
Reorder and .
Step 5.2.11
Reorder and .
Step 5.2.12
Move .
Step 5.2.13
Reorder and .
Step 5.2.14
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.15
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.16
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.17
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.18
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.19
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.20
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.21
Combine and .
Step 5.2.22
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.23
Combine and .
Step 5.2.24
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.25
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.26
Combine and .
Step 5.2.27
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.28
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.29
Combine and .
Step 5.2.30
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.31
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.32
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.33
Add and .
Step 5.2.34
Add and .
Step 5.2.35
Combine and .
Step 5.2.36
Reorder and .
Step 5.2.37
Reorder and .
Step 5.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 7
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 8
Use the half-angle formula to rewrite as .
Step 9
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10
Simplify.
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Step 10.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.2
Multiply by .
Step 11
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 12
Apply the constant rule.
Step 13
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 13.1
Let . Find .
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Step 13.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 13.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 13.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 13.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 13.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 14
Combine and .
Step 15
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 16
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 17
Apply the constant rule.
Step 18
Combine and .
Step 19
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 20
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 21
Simplify.
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Step 21.1
Simplify.
Step 21.2
Simplify.
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Step 21.2.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 21.2.2
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 21.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 21.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 21.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 21.2.4
Move to the left of .
Step 21.2.5
Add and .
Step 22
Substitute back in for each integration substitution variable.
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Step 22.1
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 22.2
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 22.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 23
Simplify.
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Step 23.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 23.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 23.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 23.1.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 23.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 23.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 23.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 23.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 23.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 23.3
Simplify.
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Step 23.3.1
Multiply .
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Step 23.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 23.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 23.3.2
Multiply .
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Step 23.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 23.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 23.3.3
Multiply .
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Step 23.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 23.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 24
Reorder terms.