- Let
I=∫0π1+5cosx5cosx(1+cosxcos3x+cos2x+cos3xcos3x)dx.
We simplify the trigonometric factor first.
- Factor:
=(1+\cos^2x)(1+\cos x\cos 3x).$$
Now use
$$\cos 3x=4\cos^3x-3\cos x,$$
so
$$\cos x\cos 3x=4\cos^4x-3\cos^2x.$$
Hence
$$1+\cos x\cos 3x=1-3\cos^2x+4\cos^4x=(1-\cos^2x)(1-4\cos^2x? )$$
But a better way is to use product-to-sum:
$$\cos x\cos 3x=\frac{\cos 4x+\cos 2x}{2}.$$
Still, the key is symmetry of the integral, so let
$$f(x)=1+\cos x\cos 3x+\cos^2x+\cos^3x\cos 3x.$$
3. Use the standard substitution $x\mapsto \pi-x$.
Since
$$\cos(\pi-x)=-\cos x,\qquad 5^{\cos(\pi-x)}=5^{-\cos x},$$
we get
$$\frac{5^{\cos(\pi-x)}}{1+5^{\cos(\pi-x)}}=\frac{5^{-\cos x}}{1+5^{-\cos x}}=\frac{1}{1+5^{\cos x}}.$$
Also,
$$\cos 3(\pi-x)=\cos(3\pi-3x)=-\cos 3x.$$
Therefore
\begin{align*}
f(\pi-x)&=1+(-\cos x)(-\cos 3x)+\cos^2x+(-\cos x)^3(-\cos 3x)\\
&=1+\cos x\cos 3x+\cos^2x+\cos^3x\cos 3x\\
&=f(x).
\end{align*}
So $f(x)$ is unchanged.
Thus,
$$I=\int_0^\pi \frac{f(x)}{1+5^{\cos x}}\,dx.$$
Adding this with the original form,
$$2I=\int_0^\pi f(x)\,dx,$$
because
$$\frac{5^{\cos x}}{1+5^{\cos x}}+\frac{1}{1+5^{\cos x}}=1.$$
Hence
$$I=\frac12\int_0^\pi \left(1+\cos x\cos 3x+\cos^2x+\cos^3x\cos 3x\right)\,dx.$$
4. Now evaluate each term:
- $$\int_0^\pi 1\,dx=\pi.$$
- $$\int_0^\pi \cos x\cos 3x\,dx=0,$$
by orthogonality.
- $$\int_0^\pi \cos^2x\,dx=\frac\pi2.$$
- For $$\int_0^\pi \cos^3x\cos 3x\,dx,$$
use
$$\cos 3x=4\cos^3x-3\cos x,$$
so
$$\cos^3x\cos 3x=4\cos^6x-3\cos^4x.$$
Thus
\begin{align*}
\int_0^\pi \cos^3x\cos 3x\,dx
&=4\int_0^\pi \cos^6x\,dx-3\int_0^\pi \cos^4x\,dx.
\end{align*}
Now the standard values are
$$\int_0^\pi \cos^4x\,dx=\frac{3\pi}{8},
\qquad
\int_0^\pi \cos^6x\,dx=\frac{5\pi}{16}.$$
Therefore
\begin{align*}
\int_0^\pi \cos^3x\cos 3x\,dx
&=4\cdot \frac{5\pi}{16}-3\cdot \frac{3\pi}{8}\\
&=\frac{5\pi}{4}-\frac{9\pi}{8}\\
&=\frac{\pi}{8}.
\end{align*}
5. So,
\begin{align*}
\int_0^\pi f(x)\,dx
&=\pi+0+\frac\pi2+\frac\pi8\\
&=\frac{13\pi}{8}.
\end{align*}
Hence
$$I=\frac12\cdot \frac{13\pi}{8}=\frac{13\pi}{16}.$$
6. Comparing with
$$I=\frac{k\pi}{16},$$
we get
$$k=13.$$