Worked solution
Choose parts, repeat it, or solve the returning integral
Integrate with respect to : (a) ; (b) ; (c) ; (d) ; (e) .
CJC · Lecture · Example 17
(a)
Choose , , , . Then , for .
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(b)
Choose , , , . The result is .
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(c) Create a product with 1
Write , then choose , , , . Hence , for . This is the source important remark about introducing a factor 1.
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(d) Apply parts twice
First , , , , giving . For the latter integral use , , , . Therefore the answer is .
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(e) Let the integral return
Let . Choose , , so , . Then . Apply parts again with , , , . Thus . Collect it on the left: , giving .
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Common mistakes
Differentiate u and integrate dv/dx. For a standalone logarithm, the second factor is 1; an integral is not obtained by simply writing down the derivative.