Part of CALC-10 — Integration: Advanced Techniques & Reduction

The e^x[f+f'] Pattern and Special Exponential Integrals

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Core formula: integral exe^x[f(x) + f'(x)] dx = exe^x * f(x) + C

Proof: d/dx[exe^x*f(x)] = exe^x*f(x) + exe^x*f'(x) = exe^x[f+f']. So integrating gives exe^x*f(x).

Recognition strategy: When seeing exe^x*(expression), try to split the expression into f + f' for some function f.

Common instances:

  • exe^x(sin x + cos x) = exe^x[sin x + (sin x)'] => exe^x sin x + C
  • exe^x(1/x - 1/x2x^2) = exe^x[1x\frac{1}{x} + 1x\frac{1}{x}'] => exe^x/x + C
  • exe^x(x+1) = exe^x[x + x'] => xexxe^x + C
  • exe^x(tan x + sec2sec^2 x) = exe^x[tan x + (tan x)'] => exe^x tan x + C
  • exe^x(arctan x + 11+x2\frac{1}{1+x^2}) = exe^x[arctan x + (arctan x)'] => exe^x arctan x + C

Generalization: integral e^(ax)[af(x) + f'(x)] dx = e^(ax)*f(x) + C.

Exponential-trig integrals:

  • integral e^(ax)sin(bx) dx = e^(ax)(asin(bx)-bcos(bx))/(a^{2+b}^2) + C
  • integral e^(ax)cos(bx) dx = e^(ax)(acos(bx)+bsin(bx))/(a^{2+b}^2) + C

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