# Math Help - evaluating integrals - quick question help

1. ## evaluating integrals - quick question help

evaluate integrals:

{ (pie/2,0) ( (1+cos2t)/2 )dt

cos2t = 2 (cost)^2 - 1

so,

{ (pie/2,0) (cost)^2 dt

but how do you approach this problem after this step?

i forgot the anti derivative of (cost)^2 ...someone help ~ do it for me so i can see

thx

2. $\cos2t=\cos^2t-\sin^2t=2\cos^2t-1.$

As for your last question, put $f(x)=\int_{0}^{\sqrt{x}}{\cos t\,dt}=\sin \sqrt{x}$ thus $f'(x)=\frac{\cos \left( \sqrt{x} \right)}{2\sqrt{x}}.$ Hence, by using the FTC we have $f'(x)=\cos \left( \sqrt{x} \right)\cdot \left( \sqrt{x} \right)',$ which leads the same result.

3. bump *new question

4. You don't need to integrate that, if you can prove that $\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi }{2}}{\cos ^{2}t\,dt}=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi }{2}}{\sin ^{2}t\,dt}$ then the result follows easily.

5. what do you mean? i don't get it...

it says evaluate the integral

how do i do it !?

someone please do this one before i have to go !

ty

6. Originally Posted by pghaffari
what do you mean? i don't get it...

it says evaluate the integral

how do i do it !?

someone please do this one before i have to go !

ty
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