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Integration techniques: substitution, parts, partial fractions

Recognising which technique an integrand wants.

Substitution when the integrand contains a function and its derivative; parts for products of unrelated functions; partial fractions for rational functions; trig identities for powers of sin and cos. Picture it: the antiderivative F plotted with f — F's slope is f everywhere. Think it: each technique is a derivative rule run backwards: chain, product, and the algebra of fractions.

작업 예제: integral of 2x/(x^2+1)

Calculus · Integrals

Integrate 2x/(x^2 + 1)

\int \frac{2 x}{x^{2} + 1}\, dx

단계별로

  1. \int \frac{2 x}{x^{2} + 1}\, dx

    Find an antiderivative.

  2. \int \frac{2 x}{x^{2} + 1}\, dx = 2 \int \frac{x}{x^{2} + 1}\, dx

    Pull the constant 2 out of the integral.

  3. \int \frac{x}{x^{2} + 1}\, dx = \frac{1}{2} \int \frac{2 x}{x^{2} + 1}\, dx

    Pull the constant \frac{1}{2} out of the integral.

  4. u = x^{2} + 1,\quad du = 2 x\, dx

    Substitute u = x^{2} + 1.

  5. \int \frac{x}{x^{2} + 1}\, dx = \int \frac{1}{u}\, d_u

    Rewrite the integral in terms of u.

  6. \int \frac{1}{u}\, d_u = \log{\left(u \right)}

    ∫ 1/u du = ln|u|.

  7. = \log{\left(x^{2} + 1 \right)}

    Substitute back u = x^{2} + 1.

  8. F(x) = \log{\left(x^{2} + 1 \right)} + C

    Add the constant of integration.

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\log{\left(x^{2} + 1 \right)} + C

Symbols used here

\int f(x)\,dx,\ \int_a^b
integral
Antiderivative (indefinite) or signed area from a to b (definite).
\log_b x,\ \ln x
logarithm, natural log
The exponent b must be raised to for x; ln uses base e.
\leq,\ \geq
less/greater than or equal
Inequalities that allow equality; < and > exclude it.
\pi
pi
Ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, 3.14159…
e
Euler's number
2.71828…, the base whose exponential is its own derivative.
\infty
infinity
Not a number: "grows without bound" in limits and intervals.
\sin,\ \cos,\ \tan
sine, cosine, tangent
Ratios of sides in a right triangle; coordinates on the unit circle.
\sum_{k=1}^{n} a_k
summation
Add a_k for k = 1 up to n.
\lim_{x \to a} f(x)
limit
The value f(x) approaches as x approaches a.
f'(x),\ \frac{dy}{dx}
derivative
Instantaneous rate of change; slope of the graph.
y',\ y''
first and second derivative of y
Prime notation for derivatives with respect to x (or t).
C,\ C_1,\ C_2
arbitrary constants
Constants of integration fixed by initial conditions.

How to: Integration techniques: substitution, parts, partial fractions

  1. Look for a piece whose derivative is also present → substitution.
  2. A product of a polynomial with e^x, ln x, sin or cos → integration by parts, differentiating the polynomial.
  3. A rational function → divide if needed, then partial fractions.
  4. Powers of sin and cos → identities (sin² = (1 − cos 2x)/2) or a substitution.
  5. Check by differentiating your answer.

Questions people ask

What is a derivative in one sentence?

The slope of the graph at a point — the rate at which the output is changing there. Speed is the derivative of position.

What is an integral in one sentence?

The accumulated total of a rate — the area under the curve. Distance travelled is the integral of speed.

Why are derivatives and integrals opposites?

That is the fundamental theorem of calculus: accumulating a rate and then measuring how fast the accumulation grows gets you back the rate. Integration undoes differentiation up to a constant.

When do I use substitution and when integration by parts?

Substitution when part of the integrand is the derivative of another part (u and du both present). Parts when the integrand is a product of two unrelated kinds of function — a polynomial times an exponential, log or trig function.

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