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.
6 exercises
Activity 5.4.2
Evaluate each of the following indefinite integrals. Check each antiderivative that you find by differentiating.
Note: after applying integration by parts, we need to evaluate . To do so, recall that and think about a -substitution that leads to an antiderivative for .
Activity 5.4.3
Evaluate each of the following indefinite integrals, using the provided hints.
Evaluate by using integration by parts with the substitution and .
Evaluate . Consider a similar substitution to the one in (a).
Use the substitution to transform the integral to a new integral in the variable , and evaluate that new integral by parts.
Evaluate using an approach similar to that described in (c)…
Activity 5.4.4
Evaluate each of the following indefinite integrals.
(Hint: At a certain point in this problem, it is very helpful to note that .)
Exercise 13
Let and .
Determine .
Use the First FTC to find a formula for that does not involve an integral.
Is an increasing or decreasing function for ? Why?
Exercise 14
Consider the indefinite integral given by .
Noting that , use the substitution to determine a new, equivalent integral in the variable .
Evaluate the integral you found in (a) using an appropriate technique.
How is the problem of evaluating different from evaluating the integral in (a)? Do so.
Evaluate each of the following integrals as well, keeping in mind the approach(es) used earlier in thi…
Exercise 15
For each of the following indefinite integrals, determine whether you would use -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 , you should state that, as well as that .) Finally, use your chosen approach to…
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