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CAIE A-Level Mathematics 3.5.2 Trigonometric Integration

Practise rewriting powers, products and quotients of sine, cosine, tangent and secant with identities before integrating and evaluating exact trigonometric bounds.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Mathematics 9709
Level
A2

Exam points

  • use double-angle or power-reduction identities to rewrite even powers of sine or cosine
  • convert tan² θ to sec² θ − 1 or simplify a quotient before integrating
  • substitute radian bounds into the transformed antiderivative and simplify exact π or surd terms

3.5.2—Trig integration question 1

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Hence find the exact value of 18π18π(cos4θsin4θ+4sin2θcos2θ)dθ\int_{-\frac{1}{8} \pi}^{\frac{1}{8} \pi}\left(\cos ^{4} \theta-\sin ^{4} \theta+4 \sin ^{2} \theta \cos ^{2} \theta\right) \mathrm{d} \theta.

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