Vanier College

Department of Mathematics

Calculus II (Commerce)
201-203-VA

Worksheet: Integration by Trigonometric

Substitution
a2 + u2

(u = a tan)

a2 u2

(u = a sin)

u2 a2

1. Evaluate the following indefinite integrals.

Z
Z
1
1

dx
dx
(2)
(1)
2
x + 25
1 4x2
Z
Z
1
3

(4)
dx
(5)
dx
2
2 5x
x x2 9
Z
Z
1
ex

(7)
dx
(8)
dx
7 + e2x
x 16x2 9
Z
Z
1
1

(10)
dx
(11)
dx
2
x(1 + x)
x 4 x2
Z
Z
1
9 x2

(13)
dx
(14)
dx
2
x
x 25 x2
Z
Z
1
2

(16)
1 x dx
(17)
dx
x2 x2 7
Z
Z
1
1
(19)
(20)
3 dx
3 dx
2
2
(x + 4) 2
(4x 9) 2
Z
(22)
Z
(25)

dx
x x4 4
1

dx
2
x + 2x

Z
(23)

Z
(3)

x4
Z

(6)
Z
(9)
Z
(12)
Z
(15)
Z
(18)

x
dx
16 9x4

sin x
dx
2 cos2 x

1
dx
x x2 + 4

dx
4
x x2 + 3

dx

1
dx
a2

x2

x2 16 x2 dx

Z
(21)

(24)

x4

dx
16 + x2
ex
3

(9e2x + 1) 2
Z

(27)

x
dx
+ 16

(4 tan2 x) 2
Z

(26)

sec2 x

(u = a sec)

x2 25
dx
x

dx

ANSWERS
1
1. arcsin 2x + C
2

18.

1
x
arctan( ) + C
5
5

19.

x2
1
arctan( ) + C
8
4

1
x 5
4. arcsin( ) + C
5
2
x
5. sec1 ( ) + C
3

20.

2.
3.

21.

x
x 16 x2
32 arcsin( )
(8 x2 ) +
4
4
C
x

+C
4 x2 + 4
x

+C
9 4x2 9

(x2 8) 16 + x2
+C
384x3

22.

x2
1
sec1 ( ) + C
4
2

1
3x2
6. arcsin(
)+C
6
4

23.

tan x

+C
4 4 tan2 x

1
4x
7. sec1 ( ) + C
3
3

ex
+C
9e2x + 1

25. ln |x + 1 + x2 + 2x| + C

(2x2 3) x2 + 3
+C
26.
27x3

x
27. x2 25 5 sec1 ( ) + C
5

1
ex
8. arctan( ) + C
7
7
cos x
9. arcsin( ) + C
2

10. 2 arctan x + C

4 x2
11.
+C
4x

1
x2 + 4 2
12. ln |
|+C
2
x

9 x2
x
13.
arcsin( ) + C
x
3

1
5 25 x2
|+C
14. ln |
5
x

x + x 2 a2
15. ln |
|+C
a

1
x 1 x2
16. arcsin x +
+C
2
2

x2 7
17.
+C
7x

24.