Because , after one application of the second reduction formula in Table 6.2.1, the resulting integral will contain only , which then yields to the first formula in Table 6.2.3.
Applying the formulas
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leads to the following calculation.
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An alternate approach via first principles makes use of the trig identity .
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It is then an interesting adventure in algebra and trigonometry to show that
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