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The Chain Rule and Integration by
Substitution
Recall:
The chain rule for derivatives allows us to
differentiate a composition of functions:
derivative
[ f (g(x))]' = f '(g(x))g'(x)
antiderivative
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The Chain Rule and Integration by
Substitution
Suppose we have an integral of the form
where F'= f.
∫ f (g(x))g'(x)dx
composition of derivative of F is an antiderivative of f
functions Inside function
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Then, by reversing the chain rule for derivatives,
we have ∫ f(g(x))g'(x)dx = F(g(x))+C.
integrand is the result of
differentiating a composition
of functions
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Example
2x+5
Integrate ∫ x2 +5x−7 dx
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Integration by Substitution
Algorithm:
u=g(x) g(x)
1. Let where is the part causing
g'(x)
problems and cancels the remaining x
terms in the integrand.
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u=g(x)
2. Substitute and into the
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integral to obtain an equivalent (easier!)
integral all in terms of u.
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∫ f (g(x))g'(x)dx = ∫ f (u)du
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