Tabular Method for Integration by parts

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Example 1 Evaluate x2 cos x dx

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x2 cos x
XXX +
XXX
2x z
X
sin x
XX −
XXX
XX
2 − cos x
z
XXX +
XXX
− sin x
z
X
0

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x2 cos x dx = x2 sin x − 2x(− cos x) + 2(− sin x) + C

= x2 sin x + 2x cos x − 2 sin x + C

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Example 2 Evaluate (x3 + 2x) e2x dx

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x3 + 2x e2x
XXX +
XXX
3x2 + 2 z
X
e2x /2
XX −
XXX
e2x /4
XX
6x
z
XXX +
XXX
e2x /8
z
X
6
XXX −
XXX
e2x /16
z
X
0

x3 + 2x 2x (3x2 + 2) 2x 6x 2x
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6 2x
(x3 + 2x) e2x dx = e − e + e − e +C
2 4 8 16
e2x
= (4x3 − 6x2 + 14x − 7) + C
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Gilles Cazelais. Typeset with LATEX on April 20, 2006.

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Example 3 Evaluate x3 ln x dx

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ln x XXX + x3
XXX
z
X
1/x  − x4 /4

x4
Z Z  4 
3 x 1
x ln x dx = ln x − dx
4 4 x
x4
Z
1
= ln x − x3 dx
4 4
x4 x4
= ln x − +C
4 16

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Example 4 Evaluate e2x cos x dx

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e2x XXX + cos x

XXX
z
X
2e2x XXX − sin x
XXX
z
X
+
4e2x  − cos x

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e cos x dx = e sin x − 2e (− cos x) + 4e2x (− cos x) dx
2x 2x 2x

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= e sin x + 2e cos x − 4 e2x cos x dx
2x 2x

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Observe that e2x cos x dx appears on both sides of the last equation. Therefore,
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5 e2x cos x dx = e2x sin x + 2e2x cos x

We get the final answer by dividing by 5 and by introducing the constant of integration.

e2x
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e2x cos x dx = (sin x + 2 cos x) + C
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