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CalculusChallengeNon-Elementary Integration

Non-Elementary Integration · Challenge problem

By considering J(a)=∫0π/2ln⁡(a2sin⁡2x+cos⁡2x)dxJ(a)=\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\ln\left(a^2\sin^2x+\cos^2x\right)dx for a>0a>0, evaluate ∫0π/2ln⁡(4sin⁡2x+cos⁡2x)dx\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\ln\left(4\sin^2x+\cos^2x\right)dx.