Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Integration

Integration — practice question

(i)[5]

Show that $(2\sin x + \cos x)^2$ may be expressed in the form $\dfrac{5}{2} + 2\sin 2x - \dfrac{3}{2}\cos 2x$.

(ii)[4]

Hence find the exact value of the integral $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} (2\sin x + \cos x)^2\,dx$.

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