Let’s compute the definite integral:

0πsin4xdx\int_{0}^{\pi} \sin^4 x \, dx

Step 1: Use a power-reduction identity

We know that

sin2x=1cos(2x)2\sin^2 x = \frac{1 – \cos(2x)}{2}

So,

sin4x=(sin2x)2=(1cos(2x)2)2\sin^4 x = (\sin^2 x)^2 = \left(\frac{1 – \cos(2x)}{2}\right)^2 sin4x=14(12cos(2x)+cos2(2x))\sin^4 x = \frac{1}{4}(1 – 2\cos(2x) + \cos^2(2x))

Step 2: Simplify cos2(2x)\cos^2(2x)

cos2(2x)=1+cos(4x)2\cos^2(2x) = \frac{1 + \cos(4x)}{2}

So,

sin4x=14(12cos(2x)+1+cos(4x)2)\sin^4 x = \frac{1}{4}\left(1 – 2\cos(2x) + \frac{1 + \cos(4x)}{2}\right) sin4x=14(322cos(2x)+12cos(4x))\sin^4 x = \frac{1}{4}\left(\frac{3}{2} – 2\cos(2x) + \frac{1}{2}\cos(4x)\right) sin4x=3812cos(2x)+18cos(4x)\sin^4 x = \frac{3}{8} – \frac{1}{2}\cos(2x) + \frac{1}{8}\cos(4x)

Step 3: Integrate term by term

0πsin4xdx=0π(3812cos(2x)+18cos(4x))dx\int_{0}^{\pi} \sin^4 x \, dx = \int_{0}^{\pi} \left(\frac{3}{8} – \frac{1}{2}\cos(2x) + \frac{1}{8}\cos(4x)\right) dx =380πdx120πcos(2x)dx+180πcos(4x)dx= \frac{3}{8}\int_{0}^{\pi} dx – \frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\pi}\cos(2x) dx + \frac{1}{8}\int_{0}^{\pi}\cos(4x) dx

Step 4: Evaluate each integral

  1. 0πdx=π\int_{0}^{\pi} dx = \pi
  2. 0πcos(2x)dx=sin(2x)20π=0\int_{0}^{\pi} \cos(2x) dx = \frac{\sin(2x)}{2}\Big|_{0}^{\pi} = 0
  3. 0πcos(4x)dx=sin(4x)40π=0\int_{0}^{\pi} \cos(4x) dx = \frac{\sin(4x)}{4}\Big|_{0}^{\pi} = 0

Step 5: Combine results

0πsin4xdx=38π0+0=3π8\int_{0}^{\pi} \sin^4 x \, dx = \frac{3}{8}\pi – 0 + 0 = \boxed{\frac{3\pi}{8}}

Final Answer:

0πsin4xdx=3π8\int_{0}^{\pi} \sin^4 x \, dx = \frac{3\pi}{8}

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