[SOLVED] Integration by parts and trig identity help

• September 2nd 2008, 01:08 PM
redman223
[SOLVED] Integration by parts and trig identity help
$
\int xcos^2(2x)~dx
$

I can tell that this needs some sort of trig identity in order to solve, but I may be wrong.

How would I set this problem up with regards to u and dv?
• September 2nd 2008, 01:36 PM
Chop Suey
$\cos^2{2x} = \frac{1 + \cos{4x}}{2}$

Try it now. :D Choose u and dv in a way so that the next integral would only have Sine.
• September 2nd 2008, 08:19 PM
redman223
So how would that problem look if it was multiplied out? Or should I not do that?

$
\int x*\frac {1+cos4x}{2}~dx = \int \frac {x+cos4x^2}{2}~dx
$

Because that looks confusing and I don't know what to do next.
• September 2nd 2008, 08:22 PM
Chop Suey
You cannot multiply x with the inside terms of cosine!

$\int x\cos^2(2x)~dx$

$= \int x(\frac{1+\cos{4x}}{2})$

$= \int \frac{x+x\cos{4x}}{2}$

Now split.

$= \int \frac{x}{2} + \int \frac{x\cos{4x}}{2}$

I presume you know what to do next.