${\cos ^4}2x$
${\cos ^4}2x$
Official Solution
Let $I = \int {{{\cos }^4}2x\,dx} = \int {{{\left( {\cfrac{{1 + \cos 4x}}{2}} \right)}^2}dx}$
$= \cfrac{1}{4}\int {\left( {1 + {{\cos }^2}4x + 2\cos 4x} \right)dx}$
$= \cfrac{1}{4}\int {\left[ {1 + \cfrac{{1 + \cos 8x}}{2} + 2\cos 4x} \right]dx}$
$= \cfrac{3}{8}\int {dx} + \cfrac{1}{8}\int {\cos 8x\,dx} + \cfrac{1}{2}\int {\cos 4x\,dx} \cdot$
$= \cfrac{3}{8}x + \cfrac{1}{{64}}\sin 8x + \cfrac{1}{8}\sin 4x + C$
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