Solving $ \int \sqrt{4\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x) } dx $ without an elliptical integral

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Solving:

$$ \int \sqrt{4\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x) } dx $$

I have used calculators attempt this problem, but they all use the elliptical integral of the second parameter. My goal is to somehow solve this without using it.

Trying some substitutions:

$u = \sin^2(x)$, $\frac{du}{2\cos(x)\sin(x)} = dx$

$\sin(x)$ = $\sqrt{u}$, $\cos(x)$ = $\sqrt{1-u}$,

$$ \int \frac{\sqrt{3u + 1 }}{2(\sqrt{1-u})\sqrt{u}} du = $$

$$ \int \frac{\sqrt{3u + 1 }}{2\sqrt{u-u^2 } } du = $$

$$ \frac{1}{2} \int \frac{\sqrt{3u + 1 }}{\sqrt{u-u^2 } } du $$

Any ideas on how to proceed?