Tuesday, December 24, 2013

What is the antiderivative of y=(sin2x)(cos2x)?

We'll evaluate the indefinite integral of the given
function to determine the antiderivative.


We'll re-write
the given function using the double angle identity:


y =
2sin 2x*cos 2x/2


y = sin
(4x)/2


`int` sin 2x*cos 2x dx = `int` sin (4x)
dx/2


Let 4x = t => 4dx = dt => dx =
dt/4


`int` sin (4x) dx/2 = `int` sin t
dt/8


`int` sin t dt/8 = - cos t/8 +
C


`int` sin 2x*cos 2x dx = - cos (4x)/8 +
C


The antiderivative of the given function is
the original function Y = - cos (4x)/8 + C.

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