CHAPTER 2: TECHNIQUES OF INTEGRATION

2.1 INTEGRATION BY PARTS

2.1.1 Integration by Parts for Indefinite Integrals

 Applied in solving integrals of the form:

∫ 𝑓(𝑥)𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥

 Approach taken to solve the problem:

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑑𝑣 = 𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥
𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑𝑠
⇒ ∫ 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑔(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 → ∫ 𝑢 𝑑𝑣

∴ ∫ 𝑢 𝑑𝑣 = 𝑢𝑣 − ∫ 𝑣 𝑑𝑢

 Guidelines for solving integration by parts:

- Remember LIATE method:
Log, Inverse, Algebraic, Trigo, Exponential

Let the function that comes earlier (in the LIATE sequence) to be the u function and
the later function to be dv.
EXAMPLE 1:
Solve ∫ 𝑥 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

SOLUTION:

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EXAMPLE 2:
Evaluate ∫ ln 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

SOLUTION:

EXAMPLE 3:
Evaluate ∫ 𝑥 cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

SOLUTION:

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2.1.2 Repeated Integration by parts

Sometimes the integration by parts needs to be repeated.

EXAMPLE 4:
Evaluate ∫ 𝑥 2 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥

SOLUTION:

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EXAMPLE 5:
Evaluate ∫ 𝑒 𝑥 cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

SOLUTION:

EXAMPLE 6: Classwork
Find ∫(𝑥 2 − 𝑥) cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

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2.1.3 Integration by Parts for Definite Integrals

𝑏 𝑏
𝑏
∫ 𝑢 𝑑𝑣 = 𝑢𝑣] − ∫ 𝑣 𝑑𝑢
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎

EXAMPLE 7:
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Evaluate ∫0 tan−1 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

SOLUTION:

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