MA 3972-MA-Book April 11, 2018 15:57
260 STEP 4. Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
Rewrite the indefinite integral:
∫
csc^2 u
du
3
=−
1
3
cotu+c
=−
1
3
cot( 3 t)+c
∫π/ 2
π/ 4
csc^2 ( 3 t)dt=−
1
3
cot( 3 t)
]π/ 2
π/ 4
=−
1
3
[
cot
(
3 π
2
)
−cot
(
3 π
4
)]
=−
1
3
[ 0 −(−1)]=−
1
3
.
Verify your result with a calculator.
Example 3
Evaluate
∫e
1
lnt
t
dt.
Letu=lnt,du=
1
t
dt.
Rewrite:
∫
lnt
t
dt=
∫
udu=
u^2
2
+C=
(lnt)^2
2
+C
∫e
1
lnt
t
dt=
(lnt)^2
2
]e
1
=
(lne)^2
2
−
(ln 1)^2
2
=
1
2
− 0 =
1
2
.
Verify your result with a calculator.
Example 4
Evaluate
∫ 2
− 1
xe(x
(^2) + (^1) )
dx.
Letu=x^2 +1;du= 2 xdxor
dx
2
=xdx.
∫
xe(x
(^2) + (^1) )
dx=
∫
eu
du
2
=
1
2
eu+C=
1
2
e(x
(^2) + (^2) )
+C
Rewrite:
∫ 2
− 1
xe(x
(^2) + (^1) )
dx=
1
2
e(x
(^2) + (^1) )
] 2
− 1
=
1
2
e^5 −
1
2
e^2 =
1
2
e^2
(
e^3 − 1
)
.
Verify your result with a calculator.