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Integration by parts

Reversing the product rule to handle integrands like x sin(x) and x e^x, with algebraic structure guiding which factor becomes u and which dv.

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Activity 5.4.2

Evaluate each of the following indefinite integrals. Check each antiderivative that you find by differentiating.

  1. ∫te−t dt\displaystyle \int te^{-t} \, dt

  2. ∫4xsin⁡(3x) dx\displaystyle \int 4x \sin(3x) \, dx

  3. ∫zsec⁡2(z) dz\displaystyle \int z \sec^2(z) \,dz

    Note: after applying integration by parts, we need to evaluate ∫tan⁡(z) dz\int \tan(z) \, dz. To do so, recall that tan⁡(z)=sin⁡(z)cos⁡(z)\tan(z) = \frac{\sin(z)}{\cos(z)} and think about a uu-substitution that leads to an antiderivative for tan⁡(z)\tan(z).

  4. ∫xln⁡(x) dx\displaystyle \int x \ln(x) \, dx

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Activity 5.4.3

Evaluate each of the following indefinite integrals, using the provided hints.

  1. Evaluate ∫arctan⁡(x) dx\int \arctan(x) \, dx by using integration by parts with the substitution u=arctan⁡(x)u = \arctan(x) and dv=1 dxdv = 1 \, dx.

  2. Evaluate ∫ln⁡(z) dz\int \ln(z) \,dz. Consider a similar substitution to the one in (a).

  3. Use the substitution z=t2z = t^2 to transform the integral ∫t3sin⁡(t2) dt\int t^3 \sin(t^2) \, dt to a new integral in the variable zz, and evaluate that new integral by parts.

  4. Evaluate ∫s5es3 ds\int s^5 e^{s^3} \, ds using an approach similar to that described in (c)…

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Activity 5.4.4

Evaluate each of the following indefinite integrals.

  1. ∫x2sin⁡(x) dx\displaystyle \int x^2 \sin(x) \, dx

  2. ∫t3ln⁡(t) dt\displaystyle \int t^3 \ln(t) \, dt

  3. ∫ezsin⁡(z) dz\displaystyle \int e^z \sin(z) \, dz

  4. ∫s2e3s ds\displaystyle \int s^2 e^{3s} \, ds

  5. ∫tarctan⁡(t) dt\displaystyle \int t \arctan(t) \,dt (Hint: At a certain point in this problem, it is very helpful to note that t21+t2=1−11+t2\frac{t^2}{1+t^2} = 1 - \frac{1}{1+t^2}.)

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Exercise 13

Let f(t)=te−2tf(t) = te^{-2t} and F(x)=∫0xf(t) dtF(x) = \int_0^x f(t) \, dt.

  1. Determine F′(x)F'(x).

  2. Use the First FTC to find a formula for FF that does not involve an integral.

  3. Is FF an increasing or decreasing function for x>0x \gt 0? Why?

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Exercise 14

Consider the indefinite integral given by ∫e2xcos⁡(ex) dx\int e^{2x} \cos(e^x) \, dx.

  1. Noting that e2x=ex⋅exe^{2x} = e^x \cdot e^x, use the substitution z=exz = e^{x} to determine a new, equivalent integral in the variable zz.

  2. Evaluate the integral you found in (a) using an appropriate technique.

  3. How is the problem of evaluating ∫e2xcos⁡(e2x) dx\int e^{2x} \cos(e^{2x}) \, dx different from evaluating the integral in (a)? Do so.

  4. Evaluate each of the following integrals as well, keeping in mind the approach(es) used earlier in thi…

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Exercise 15

For each of the following indefinite integrals, determine whether you would use uu-substitution, integration by parts, neither*, or both to evaluate the integral. In each case, write one sentence to explain your reasoning, and include a statement of any substitutions used. (That is, if you decide in a problem to let u=e3xu = e^{3x}, you should state that, as well as that du=3e3x dxdu = 3e^{3x} \, dx.) Finally, use your chosen approach to…

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