410 Chapter 7 • The Riemann Integral
on [a, b], u[a, b] is a closed interval I containing c and d (see Corollary 5.3.12).
Since g is continuous on I, we can define
G(x) = fcx g(u)du, for u EI.
By FTC-II, G is differentiable and G' = g on I. Consider the function
h =Gou. Then h: [a, b] --+IR, and by the chain rule, Vt E (a, b),
h'(x) = G'(u(x))u'(x)
= g(u(x))u'(x).
Since the composition of continuous functions is continuous, h is continuous
on [a, b], and is an antiderivative of g(u(x))u'(x) on (a, b). Therefore, by FTC-I,
J:(g(u(x))u'(x) dx = h(b) - h(a)
= G(u(b)) - G(u(a))
= fcu(b) g - fcu(a) g
ru(b)
= Ju(a) g (by Theorem 7.6.5).
Example 7.6.14 Evaluate {"fox sin(x^2 + ~ )dx.
lo 2
Solution: We let u(x) = x^2 + ~ and g(x) = sinx. Then u'(x) = 2x and
(fa 7r (fa 1
lo xsin(x
2
+ 2 )dx = lo g (u(x))
2
u'(x)dx
= ~ 1fa (go u)(x)u'(x)dx.
Now u(O) = ~ and u( ft) =^3 ;, so we want
u(fa) ~
~ 1 g(u)du = ~ r sin(u)du
u0) li
= ~ [-cos^3 ; +cos~]= ~[0-0] =0.
In elementary calculus, we would probably use a less formal approach. We
would let u = x^2 + ~. Then du = 2xdx and we write simply
J xsin(x^2 + ~)dx = J sinu ·~du= ~[-cosu] + C.