Finding Fourier Coefficients of a Piece-Wise Function

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I have a piece-wise function:

$f(t) = \begin{Bmatrix} t & 0 < t < 1\\ \frac{(4-t)}{3} & 1 < t < 4 \end{Bmatrix}$

which has period of $4$.

In my attempt to find the coefficients, I found $A_0$ to be $1/2$.

I'm having trouble finding $A_n$. I'm using

$\omega = \frac{\pi }{2}$

as

$\omega = \frac{2\pi }{T}$ and trying to solve

$$\frac{A_{n}}{2} = \frac{1}{4} \int_{0}^{1} t\cdot \cos(n\omega t ) dt + \frac{1}{4}\int_{1}^{4} \frac{4-t}{3} \cdot \cos(n \omega t) dt$$

I keep getting an answer that is different from the solution for $n = 1$, $A_n =-.270$

Integral to be solved

I'm not sure if I am approaching this problem incorrectly, as I have tried solving it using an integral calculator after multiple attempts and I still am getting the wrong answer. Other online resources that I've looked at use a slightly different equation to solve for An, but that is the equation from my textbook.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.