The whole area surrounded by the curve with the equations $x = a \cos^3 t, y = b \sin^3 t$ is:
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The Wallis formula is a massive time-saver for definite integrals of sine and cosine products from $0$ to $\pi/2$. Remember to multiply by $\pi/2$ only if both powers ($m$ and $n$) are even integers.