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Ch. 8 - Techniques of Integration
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.3.58

Evaluate the integrals in Exercises 53–58.
∫ from -π/2 to π/2 of cos(x) cos(7x) dx

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Recognize that the integral involves the product of two cosine functions: \(\cos(x)\) and \(\cos(7x)\), integrated over the interval \([-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}]\).
Use the product-to-sum identity for cosine functions: \(\cos A \cos B = \frac{1}{2} [\cos(A - B) + \cos(A + B)]\). Applying this, rewrite the integrand as \(\frac{1}{2} [\cos(x - 7x) + \cos(x + 7x)] = \frac{1}{2} [\cos(-6x) + \cos(8x)]\).
Since cosine is an even function, \(\cos(-6x) = \cos(6x)\), so the integrand simplifies to \(\frac{1}{2} [\cos(6x) + \cos(8x)]\).
Split the integral into two separate integrals: \(\frac{1}{2} \int_{-\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos(6x) \, dx + \frac{1}{2} \int_{-\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos(8x) \, dx\).
Evaluate each integral by finding the antiderivative of cosine, which is sine divided by the coefficient of \(x\), and then apply the limits of integration \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\) to \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) for each term.

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