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MATH 115 – integral calculus

Handout #8
Algebraic Substitution
This section aims to use algebraic substitution to transform integrals readily integrable by some
known process. One use of this technique is the transformation of integrals involving radicals to some
expressions free of radical sign.

Examples.

x3dx
1.
 25  x2

2.
 sin y dy

x4 1 dx
3.
 x

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dy
4.
 1 1
y2  y3

(3 y  7)dy
5.
 5 y 1

6.
 (5x 1) x  2 dx

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7.
 1 x dx

6 x 1 dx
8.
 3x  4

(1 ln y)dy
9.
 y3

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10.
 ex  9 dx

cos sin 2  d
11.
 1 sin

1
12.
 sec tan (1 3tan ) 2 d

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Practice

dx
13.
 x( x2 1)

(3x 1)dx
14.
 2 x 1

(1 3ln x)dx

15.
 x3

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dx
16.
x a 2  x2

17.
x x 3
3 2
dx

dx
18.
 x 4 x

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Conception, B.P.,et al. Integral Calculus. Pablo L. Bustamante III Press.2001
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dx
19.
 ( x 1) x 3

x dx
20.
 3
1 x 4

Leithold,Louis. The Calculus 7. Pearson Education Asia Pte Ltd. 2002

Conception, B.P.,et al. Integral Calculus. Pablo L. Bustamante III Press.2001