
7.4.2Can I split an integral into parts?
Integration by Parts
With your team, brainstorm a list of the differentiation tools you have developed so far. Then complete parts (a) through (c) below.
Write antiderivative functions for
and . Each antiderivative in part (a) could be found by undoing one of the differentiation tools that you listed. Name the tools that you used.
Try to find the antiderivative of
, if possible. What happens?
INTEGRATION BY PARTS, The Formula
Evaluating an integral such as
State the Product Rule: If
, write an equation for . To undo the Product Rule, integrate all terms on both sides of the equation. Use definite integrals with bounds from
to . The result will have three definite integrals. Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to simplify
. Then, in terms of and , substitute that result into the equation in part (b). Notice that there are two integrals in the resulting equation. Solve for one of them to create the integration by parts formula. Compare your results with another team before moving on.
INTEGRATION BY PARTS, Evaluating
Confirm that the equation you wrote in part (c) of problem 7-188 is equivalent to
. Notice that
, on the left side of the equation given in part (a), represents the integral that you are trying to evaluate. Its factors, and , are related to the terms on the right side of the equation. For example, and are related. What other relationships can you find? In order to evaluate
, you need to relate it to . You will need to decide which factor, or , should be substituted for and which should be substituted for . List four different ways to do this. For each choice in part (c), determine the corresponding
and , if possible. Eliminate all choices from the list that are not possible. You should be down to two choices. Since evaluating
will require you to evaluate , you want the integral to be easy to antidifferentiate. Decide which of the remaining choices is the best. Then substitute and evaluate. Differentiate you answer to verify that it is correct.
Integrate.
Check your results by differentiating.

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