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Compute the integral from 0 to (π/2) of sin (2x)

Compute the following integral

    \[ \int_0^{\pi/2} \sin 2x \, dx. \]


Later we will have some more options on how to do this, but for now we use the expansion/contraction of the interval of integration (Theorem 1.19 from Apostol) and compute,

    \[ \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin (2x) \, dx = \frac{1}{2} \int_0^{\pi} \sin x \, dx = \frac{1}{2} (1 - \cos \pi) = 1. \]

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