Chapter Contents

• Methods of Integration
• 1. Integration: The General Power Formula
• 2. Integration: The Basic Logarithmic Form
• 3. Integration: The Exponential Form
• 4. Integration: The Basic Trigonometric Forms
• 5. Integration: Other Trigonometric Forms
• 6. Integration: Inverse Trigonometric Forms
• 7. Integration by Parts
• 8. Integration by Trigonometric Substitution
• 9. Integration by Use of Tables
• Table of Common Integrals
• 10. Integration by Reduction Formulae
• 11. Integration by Partial Fractions
• Methods of Integration Problem Solver

• Comments, Questions?

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1. Integration: The General Power Formula

by M. Bourne

In this section, we apply the following formula to trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions:

`intu^ndu=(u^(n+1))/(n+1)+C\ \ \ (n!=-1)`

(We met this substitution formula in an earlier chapter: General Power Formula for Integration.)

Example 1: Integrate: `intsin^(1/3)x\ cos\ x\ dx`

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Example 2: Integrate: `int(sin^(-1)4x)/sqrt(1-16x^2)dx`

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Example 3: Integrate: `int((3+ln\ 2x)^3)/xdx`

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Example 4: Integrate: `int2sqrt(1-e^(-x))e^(-x)dx`

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Example 5: Find the equation of the curve for which `(dy)/(dx)=((ln\ x)^2)/x` if the curve passes through `(1, 2)`.

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Exercises

Integrate each of the following functions:

1. `int((cos^(-1)2x)^4)/sqrt(1-4x^2)dx`

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2. `int_1^e((1-2\ ln\ x))/xdx`

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3. `int(e^x+e^(-x))^(1/4)(e^x-e^(-x))dx`

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4. `int_(pi//3)^(pi//2)(sin\ theta\ d theta)/(sqrt(1+cos\ theta)`

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5. Find the equation of the curve for which `(dy)/(dx)=(1+tan\ 2x)^2sec^2 2x` if the curve passes through `(2, 1)`.

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6. A space vehicle is launched vertically from the ground such that its velocity v (in km/s) is given by

`v=[ln^2(t^3+1)](t^2)/(t^3+1)`

where t is the time in seconds. Find the altitude of the vehicle after 10.0 s.

The graph of `v=[ln^2(t^3+1)](t^2)/(t^3+1)` is as follows:

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