True or false.
a) sin^2(x) has an elementary antiderivative.
b) sin^2(x) has an antiderivative.
Explain.
Let's integrate it and find out.
y' = sin^2(x) = (1/(2i) (e^(ix) - e^(-ix)))^2
= -1/4 (e^(2ix) + e^(-2ix) - 2)
This is easy to integrate.
y - C = -1/4 [(e^(2ix) + e^(-2ix))/(2i) - 2x]
= -1/4 (sin(2x) - 2x)
= x/2 - sin(2x)/4
This is indeed an elementary antiderivative, so (a) and (b) are true.
Not sure what the difference between an elementary anti-derivative and a normal anti-derivative is but an anti-derivative does exist for sin^2(x).
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Let's integrate it and find out.
y' = sin^2(x) = (1/(2i) (e^(ix) - e^(-ix)))^2
= -1/4 (e^(2ix) + e^(-2ix) - 2)
This is easy to integrate.
y - C = -1/4 [(e^(2ix) + e^(-2ix))/(2i) - 2x]
= -1/4 (sin(2x) - 2x)
= x/2 - sin(2x)/4
This is indeed an elementary antiderivative, so (a) and (b) are true.
Not sure what the difference between an elementary anti-derivative and a normal anti-derivative is but an anti-derivative does exist for sin^2(x).