Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 4 - Integration - 4.2 The Indefinite Integral - Exercises Set 4.2 - Page 280: 65

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}(x-\sin x)+c$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\int \sin^2(x/2)dx$$ Since $$ \cos 2x=1-2\sin^2 x=1+2\cos^2x$$ Then \begin{align*} \int \sin^2(x/2)dx&= \frac{1}{2}\int(1- \cos(x))dx\\ &=\frac{1}{2}(x-\sin x)+c \end{align*}
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