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Integral of sin(x)cos(x): animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step indefinite integrals video lesson with captions. Final answer: sin(x)²/2 + C.

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1. The problem
Evaluating an integral
$\int \sin\left( x\right) \cos\left( x\right)\,dx$
2. Steps, part 1
1. $\int \sin\left( x\right) \cos\left( x\right)\,dx$
  Start with the integral
2. $\int \sin\left( x\right) \cos\left( x\right)\,dx = \int {u}^{1}\,du$
  Substitute u = sin(x), so du = (cos(x)) dx
3. $\int {u}^{1}\,du = \frac{{u}^{2}}{2}$
  Power rule: ∫ xⁿ dx = xⁿ⁺¹/(n+1)
4. $\int \sin\left( x\right) \cos\left( x\right)\,dx = \frac{{\sin\left( x\right)}^{2}}{2}$
  Substitute back u = sin(x)
3. Steps, part 2
1. $\int \sin\left( x\right) \cos\left( x\right)\,dx = \frac{{\sin\left( x\right)}^{2}}{2} + C$
  Simplify and add the constant of integration
4. The answer
$\frac{{\sin\left( x\right)}^{2}}{2} + C$
∫ sin(x) cos(x) dx = sin(x)²/2 + C
5. Check
- Differentiated the answer and compared it with the integrand at 8 sample points ✓

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: integral of sin(x)cos(x). Find the indefinite integral (antiderivative) of sin(x) cos(x) with respect to x.

Steps, part 1. Start with the integral. Substitute u equals sin(x), so du equals (cos(x)) dx. Power rule: the integral of x to the power n dx equals x to the power n plus 1/(n plus 1). Substitute back u equals sin(x).

Steps, part 2. Simplify and add the constant of integration.

The answer. So the answer is sin(x) squared/2 plus C. An antiderivative F satisfies F prime of x equals f(x). Because the derivative of any constant is 0, every antiderivative differs by a constant C.

Check. Differentiated the answer and compared it with the integrand at 8 sample points, which checks out.

About indefinite integrals

Find antiderivatives with standard rules, substitution and integration by parts.

Integral of sin(x)cos(x): Animated Step-by-Step Lesson