 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Two applications of <integration by parts> give $I=\cosh x\sin x-\int\sinh x\sin x\,dx$ and $\int\sinh x\sin x\,dx=-\sinh x\cos x+I$. Thus an <antiderivative> is $[\cosh x\sin x+\sinh x\cos x]/2$. Evaluating its endpoints gives
$$
\boxed{\int_0^{\pi/2}\cosh x\cos x\,dx=\frac12\cosh\frac\pi2.}
$$

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