Integration by Parts Twice: How to Solve Tricky Integrals

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The discussion focuses on solving the integral of e3x sin x using the method of integration by parts. The key equation utilized is uv - ∫v du, where the user struggles with the second integration step. The solution involves recognizing that repeated integration by parts leads to a recursive equation, allowing the integral to be expressed in terms of itself. This method ultimately enables the user to isolate the integral and solve for it algebraically.

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  • Understanding of integration by parts
  • Familiarity with exponential and trigonometric functions
  • Basic algebraic manipulation skills
  • Knowledge of recursive equations in calculus
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  • Practice integration by parts with different functions
  • Explore recursive methods in calculus
  • Learn how to solve integrals involving products of exponential and trigonometric functions
  • Study advanced techniques for evaluating improper integrals
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Students studying calculus, particularly those tackling integration techniques, and educators looking for examples of integration by parts applications.

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Homework Statement


Integrate e^3x sin x.

Homework Equations


uv - Integral(v du)

The Attempt at a Solution


I am trying to help somebody else with this problem, as I took Calculus a few years ago, but the end is really kicking my butt. I know I'm VERY close, but once I get to the second integration, I just get that u = cos x and du = -sin x. If I assign 1/3 e^3x to be dv, I just seem to get never ending equations in the integral that I can't remove. I know I'm very close, could someone give me a pointer in the right direction?

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EthanVandals said:

Homework Statement


Integrate e^3x sin x.

Homework Equations


uv - Integral(v du)

The Attempt at a Solution


I am trying to help somebody else with this problem, as I took Calculus a few years ago, but the end is really kicking my butt. I know I'm VERY close, but once I get to the second integration, I just get that u = cos x and du = -sin x. If I assign 1/3 e^3x to be dv, I just seem to get never ending equations in the integral that I can't remove. I know I'm very close, could someone give me a pointer in the right direction?

0IhKC2A.jpg
You're on the right track. Do the same types of substitutions that you did the first time around, and you will have an equation involving the integral you're trying to evaluate. You can solve this equation algebraically.
In short, you will have something like this:
##\int f(x)dx = \text{stuff} + A \int f(x) dx##
##\Rightarrow (1 - A) \int f(x) dx = \text{stuff} + C##
You should be able to solve the last equation for the integral.
 

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