Objective:

to use definite integration by substitution

Examples
2

a) Find the integral 

0
x (2  x )3 dx
by making the

substitution u = 2 – x .
2
8

3
x (2  x ) dx 
0
5

b) Find the integral 1

x by making the
substitution u = 1 + x ². 2 3
dx
0
(1  x )

1
x 3

0
2 3
(1  x )
dx 
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Examples
2
x2
c) Find the integral 
0
x e dx
by making the

substitution u = x² .
2
2 e4  1

0
x ex dx 
2

d) Find the integral 2
sin x by making the
substitution u = 1 + cos x . dx
0
1  cos x


2
sin x

0
1  cos x
dx  ln 2
Questions
 Year 13
Textbook

Exercise 11C
Page 229
Plenary
3
x2
Substitute x = 3 tan u to evaluate 
0
2
x 9
dx .


u
x 3
x2 4


x 0
2
x 9
dx  3 
u0
(sec 2 u  1) du


 3  tan u  u  4
0

3
 (4   )
4