Question #c5e53

1 Answer
Jul 12, 2017

#int_(frac(pi)(2))^(0) (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) d t = - frac(pi)(4)#

Explanation:

We have: #int_(frac(pi)(2))^(0) (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) d t#

First, let's evaluate the integral:

#Rightarrow int (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) dt = int (frac(1)(2) (1 + cos(2 t))) d t#

Take the constant out:

#Rightarrow int (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) d t = frac(1)(2) int (1 + cos(2 t)) d t#

Apply the sum rule:

#Rightarrow int " " (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) d t = frac(1)(2) (int(1) d t + int(cos(2 t)) d t)#

#Rightarrow int " " (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) dt = frac(1)(2) (t + int(cos(2 t) d t))#

Let's substitute #u = 2 t Rightarrow frac(d u)(d t) = 2 Rightarrow d t = frac(1)(2) d u#:

#Rightarrow int " " (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) dt = frac(1)(2) (t + int(cos(u) cdot frac(1)(2) d u))#

Take the constant out:

#Rightarrow int " " (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) dt = frac(1)(2) (t + frac(1)(2) (int(cos(u)) d u))#

#Rightarrow int " " (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) dt = frac(1)(2) (t + frac(1)(2) sin(u))#

Replacing #u# with #2 t#:

#Rightarrow int " " (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) dt = frac(1)(2) (t + frac(1)(2) sin(2 t))#

Now, let's compute the boundaries:

#Rightarrow int_(frac(pi)(2))^(0) (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) d t = (frac(1)(2) (0 + frac(1)(2) sin(2 cdot 0))) - (frac(1)(2) (frac(pi)(2) + frac(1)(2) sin(2 cdot frac(pi)(2))))#

#Rightarrow int_(frac(pi)(2))^(0) (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) d t = (frac(1)(2) (frac(1)(2) cdot 0)) - (frac(1)(2) (frac(pi)(2) + frac(1)(2) cdot 0))#

#Rightarrow int_(frac(pi)(2))^(0) (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) d t = 0 - frac(pi)(4)#

#therefore int_(frac(pi)(2))^(0) (frac(1 + cos(2 t))(2)) d t = - frac(pi)(4)#