Calculus 2 : Indefinite Integrals

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Example Questions

Example Question #311 : Finding Integrals

Calculate the following integral: 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

At first glance, it may look like we need to use partial fraction decomposition to solve this integral. However, this integral is much simpler than that. recall that

. The integral we need to solve, is just the derivative of , scaled by a factor of four. So, the solution to our integral is:

Example Question #312 : Finding Integrals

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can solve this integral with u substitution. let , so, 

Making this substitution, our integral looks like this:

So, 

Example Question #41 : Indefinite Integrals

Calculate the following integral:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can solve this integral via u substitution:

let  and  Thus, our integral becomes:

 which equals: 

Re-substituting our value for u back in, we get our answer:

Example Question #42 : Indefinite Integrals

Evaluate the following indefinite integral:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The antiderivative of a sum is the sum of the antiderivatives. The first term in the integrand can be solved by u-substitution, as follows:

The second term in the integrand is a straightforward integration of a trigonometric function:

Hence, the antiderivative of the original function is

                                                

Example Question #43 : Indefinite Integrals

Evaluate.

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Explanation:

In order to evaluate an integral, first find the antiderivative of 

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  • Substitution rule  where 

In this case,  .

The antiderivative is  .

Example Question #44 : Indefinite Integrals

Evaluate.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to evaluate an integral, first find the antiderivative of 

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  • Substitution rule  where 

In this case,  where  .

The antiderivative is  .

Example Question #45 : Indefinite Integrals

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is a u-substitution problem.  First, let us rewrite our trigonometric function:

We want to replace our variables to make the integral easier to solve.  

Now, we have replaced everything in our integral in terms of our new variable  However, we have an extra  that was not part of our original function.  Therefore, we must divide by  so that we match everything exactly. Rewriting, we get:

  Now, all we have to is substitute our original variable back in.

Example Question #46 : Indefinite Integrals

Evaluate.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to evaluate this integral, first find the antiderivative of 

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In this case, .

The antiderivative is  .

Example Question #47 : Indefinite Integrals

Evaluate.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to evaluate this integral, first find the antiderivative of 

If  then 

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In this case,  where .

The antiderivative is  .

Example Question #48 : Indefinite Integrals

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to evaluate this integral, first find the antiderivative of 

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In this case,  and .

The antiderivative is  .

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