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Substitution
Example 1:
x 2
dx
u du
Let u x 2
du dx
1 6
u c
6
( x 6)
c
6
6
Example 2:
1 x 2 x dx
2
The derivative of
1
2
Let u 1 x
du
2
u C
3
2
1 x
3
is
2 x dx .
du 2x dx
3
2
3
2 2
1 x
Example 3:
4 x 1 dx
Let u 4x 1
du 4 dx
1
2
1
du
4
3
2
1
du dx
4
2
1
u C
3
4
3
2
1
u C
6
3
1
4 x 1 2 C
6
Example 4:
cos 7 x 5 dx
1
cos u 7 du
Let u 7 x 5
du 7 dx
1
du dx
7
1
sin u C
7
1
sin 7 x 5 C
7
Example 5:
2
3
x
sin
x
dx
1
sin u du
3
1
cos u C
3
Let u x3
du 3x 2 dx
1
2
du x dx
3
2
We solve for x dx
because we can find it
in the integral.
1
3
cos x C
3
Example 6:
4
sin
x cos x dx
sin x
cos x dx
du
Let u sin x
du cos x dx
1 5
u C
5
1 5
sin x C
5
Example 7:
4
0
tan x sec2 x dx
new limit
Let u tan x
du sec2 x dx
u du
new limit
1 2
u
2 0
1
u 0 tan 0 0
u tan 1
4
4
We can find
new limits,
and then we
dont have
to substitute
back.
Example 7 continued:
tan x sec2 x dx
4
0
Let u tan x
4
0
du sec2 x dx
u du
u du
Leave the
limits out until
you substitute
back.
1 2
u
2
4
1
2
(tan x )
2
0
Wrong!
1
1
2
tan tan 0
The
2 limits
4 dont
2 match!
2
1 2 1 2
1 0
2
2
This is
usually
more work
than finding
new limits
Example 8:
3x
Let u x3 1
x 1 dx
du 3x dx
2
1
2
u 1 0
u 1 2
u du
2
2
u
3 0
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2 2
3
4 2
Acknowledgement
I wish to thank Greg Kelly from Hanford High School, Richland, USA for his
hard work in creating this PowerPoint.
http://online.math.uh.edu/
Greg has kindly given permission for this resource to be downloaded from
www.mathxtc.com and for it to be modified to suit the Western Australian
Mathematics Curriculum.
Stephen Corcoran
Head of Mathematics
St Stephens School Carramar
www.ststephens.wa.edu.au