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When calculating

∫cos2⁡xdx

we need to remember that

cos⁡2x=2cos2⁡x−1⇒cos2⁡x=1+cos⁡2x2

which allows us to turn the cos2⁡x into something we can integrate.

Something very similar works for integrating sin2⁡x, as we'll see in the examples.


Find the following integrals:

  1. ∫cos2⁡(x)dx
  2. ∫sin2⁡(x)dx
  3. ∫sin2⁡(2x)−cos2⁡(x3)dx