Tabular Method for Integration by parts

Example 1 Evaluate

x2 cos x dx
D

x2
2x
2
0

cos x
XXX +
XXX
z
X
XX
XXX
XX
z
XXX +
XXX
z
X

sin x
cos x
sin x

x2 cos x dx = x2 sin x 2x( cos x) + 2( sin x) + C

= x2 sin x + 2x cos x 2 sin x + C

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Example 2 Evaluate (x3 + 2x) e2x dx
D

x3 + 2x
3x2 + 2

e2x /2

6x

XX
XXX
XX
z

e2x /4

6
0

e2x
XXX +
XXX
z
X

XXX +
XXX
z
X
XXX
XXX
z
X

e2x /8
e2x /16

x3 + 2x 2x (3x2 + 2) 2x 6x 2x
6 2x
e
e +
e
e +C
2
4
8
16
e2x
=
(4x3 6x2 + 14x 7) + C
8

(x3 + 2x) e2x dx =

Gilles Cazelais. Typeset with LATEX on April 20, 2006.

Example 3 Evaluate

x3 ln x dx
D

Example 4 Evaluate

ln x

XXX +
XXX
z
X

1/x

Z  4 
x
1
x4
ln x
dx
x ln x dx =
4
4
x
Z
x4
1
=
ln x
x3 dx
4
4
x4
x4
ln x
+C
=
4
16

e2x cos x dx

e2x
2e2x
4e2x

Observe that

2x

x4 /4

x3

2x

I
XXX +
XXX
z
X
XXX
XXX
z
X
+


2x

cos x
sin x
cos x

e cos x dx = e sin x 2e ( cos x) + 4e2x ( cos x) dx

Z
2x
2x
= e sin x + 2e cos x 4 e2x cos x dx

e2x cos x dx appears on both sides of the last equation. Therefore,

Z
5 e2x cos x dx = e2x sin x + 2e2x cos x

We get the final answer by dividing by 5 and by introducing the constant of integration.
Z
e2x
e2x cos x dx =
(sin x + 2 cos x) + C
5