Integral of cos^2(x) using the Half Angle Formula

Опубликовано: 03 Март 2014
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In this video, we find the integral (or anti-derivative) of cos^2(x). Trigonometric identities are very powerful when it comes to performing integrals. Here, we used the half angle formula (also known as the power reducing formula) to express cos^2(x) as (1 + cos(2x))/2, making this an easy integral to perform.

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