Finding the area of the region cut from the first quadrant by the curve

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The problem requires me to find the area of the region cut from the first quadrant by the curve $r=2(2-\sin2\theta)^{1/2}$

Since it is in the first quadrant, I set $0\le\theta\le\frac{\pi}{2}$.

Also I set $0\le r\le 2(2-\sin2\theta)^{1/2}$.

Now I have that

$$\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\int_{0}^{2(2-\sin2\theta)^{1/2}}rdrd\theta$$

It seems that I have to convert the double integral from polar to Cartesian, since I was in trouble with that power $\frac{1}{2}$.

$$ \begin{split} r &= 2(2-\sin2\theta)^{1/2} \\ \implies r &= 2(2-2\sin\theta\cos\theta)^{1/2} \\ \implies r^2 &= 8(1-\sin\theta\cos\theta) \\ \implies x^2+y^2 &= 8(1-\sin\theta\cos\theta) \end{split} $$ and then I stuck here.

Am I on the wrong track?

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You can see the graph of your curve below:

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As you wrote, this sets up the integral as $$ \begin{split} I &= \int_0^{\pi/2} \int_0^{2(2-\sin(2\theta))^{1/2}}rdrd\theta \\ &= \int_0^{\pi/2} \left[\frac{r^2}{2} \right]_0^{2(2-\sin(2\theta))^{1/2}} d\theta \\ &= \int_0^{\pi/2} \frac{2(2-\sin(2\theta)}{2} d\theta \\ &= \int_0^{\pi/2} (2-\sin(2\theta) d\theta \\ \end{split} $$

Can you now finish this?