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Now let’s continue with

exponential functions…
Integration by Substitution: Exponential
Functions

Formulas:
u
a
 du  ln a  C
u
a

a > 0, a  1


u u
e du  e C
Examples:
x
7
1.  7 x dx 
ln 7
C

 dx
7x
2. 2

let u = 7x du = 7dx or
Substitute:
du 1  2 u 
 2 7 x dx   2 u ( )   2 u du   C
1
 7 7 7  ln 2 

Substitute back u:
27x
 C
7 ln 2
Examples:

cos x
3. 5 sin xdx

let u = cos x du = -sinx dx or -du = sin x dx

Substitute:
u
5
5 cos x
 
sin xdx  5 u ( du )   5 u du   C
ln 5
Substitute back u:
5 cos x
 C
ln 5
Examples:


x x
4. e dx  e C

3 x 4 3
5. x e dx
du
let u  x 4  3 du  4x3dx or  x 3dx
4
Rewrite then substitute:
u  du  1 u 1 u
 e   
 4  4
 e du 
4
e C

Substitute back u:

1 x4 3
 e C
4
Examples:
6. = 3ln IxI + C

7.

Let u = 1 – ex du = – ex dx or – du = ex dx
Substitute:

Substitute back u:
Practice Exercise V:
1

x e x dx
1.  dx 
9 6.  x 2


dx
2.  5 3x  7.  4 e 3 ln x
dx 

y2
3.  y5 dy  8.  e 5x dx 

4.  sec 2
2 x 10tan 2 x

dx  9.  ( e x
 e x 2
) dx 

3x 2 (e x  1) 2
5.  x  4 dx  10.  x
dx 
e