How do you integrate int(sinx+cosx)^2(sinx+cosx)2?

1 Answer
Mar 1, 2015

The answer is: x-1/2cos2x+cx12cos2x+c.

int(sinx+cosx)^2dx=int(sin^2x+2sinxcosx+cos^2x)dx=(sinx+cosx)2dx=(sin2x+2sinxcosx+cos2x)dx=

=int(1+sin2x)dx=intdx+1/2int2sin2xdx==(1+sin2x)dx=dx+122sin2xdx=

=x-1/2cos2x+c=x12cos2x+c.