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The integral of cos^2(x) is (1/2)x + (1/4)sin(2x) + C.
To find the integral of cos^2(x), we can use the identity cos^2(x) = (1 + cos(2x))/2. Therefore, we have:
∫cos^2(x) dx = ∫(1 + cos(2x))/2 dx
= (1/2)∫dx + (1/2)∫cos(2x) dx
= (1/2)x + (1/4)sin(2x) + C
Where C is the constant of integration. We can check our answer by differentiating it and verifying that we get cos^2(x) as the result.
d/dx [(1/2)x + (1/4)sin(2x) + C] = (1/2) - (1/2)cos(2x) = cos^2(x)
Therefore, our answer is correct.
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