Find the integral of sinxcosxcos2x dx Solution Find `int (sinx cosx cos2x) dx` (1) Let `u=cos2x` . Then `(du)=-2sin(2x)=-4sinxcosxdx` (2) Substituting we get: `int(sinxcosxcos(2x))dx=-1/4 int u du` `=-1/4[u^2/2+C_1]` `=-1/4[(cos^2(2x))/2+C_1]` `=-1/8(cos^2(2x))+C` `=-1/16 cos(4x)+C` Thus the solution is `-1/16 cos(4x)+C` ** `d/(dx)[-1/16 cos(4x)+C]=-1/16(4)(-sin4x)` `=1/4sin4x` `=1/4[2sin2xcos2x]` `=1/4[4sinxcosxcos2x]` `=sinxcosxcos2x` as required. **.