Struggling with a Deceptively Difficult Integral

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Homework Statement


It looks deceptively easy, but I can't seem to get it...
[tex]\int^{\frac{\pi}{4}}_{0}{\\sec^4{x}\tan^4{x}}\,dx[/tex]

Homework Equations



[tex]\sec^2{x} = \tan^2{x} +1[/tex]

The Attempt at a Solution


I've tried, but they all end up as trigonometric polynomials
 
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ah shoot! Thanks, now I got it