Integration by Substitution
Tutorials with examples and detailed solutions and exercises with answers on how to use the powerful technique of integration by substitution to find integrals.
Review Integration by Substitution
The method of integration by substitution may be used to easily compute complex integrals. Let us examine an integral of the form
With the above substitution, the given integral is given by


In what follows C is a constant of integration which is added in the final result.
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ExercisesUse the table of integrals and the method of integration by parts to find the integrals below. [Note that you may need to use the method of integration by parts more than once].1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() Answers to Above Exercises1. (1/3) sin(3x - 2) 2. (1/4) e4x - 7 + C 3. (1/40) (4x2 + 5)5 + C 4. (-1/2) 1 / (x + 3)2 + C More References and linksintegrals and their applications in calculus. |