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Integration by substitutionEdexcel International A Level Maths: Mind map

The idea
Leftover x
Definite integrals

Integration by

substitution

udulimits
Given substitution
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Exam questions on Integration by substitution

  1. Let I=∫2x(x2+3)4 dxI=\int 2x(x^2+3)^4\,dx. Use the substitution u=x2+3u=x^2+3.
    Hence find the exact value of ∫012x(x2+3)4 dx\int_0^1 2x(x^2+3)^4\,dx.2 marks
  2. Let I=∫xx−2 dxI=\int x\sqrt{x-2}\,dx. Use the substitution u=x−2u=x-2.
    Hence find the exact value of ∫26xx−2 dx\int_2^6x\sqrt{x-2}\,dx.2 marks
  3. Let I=∫04x2x+1 dxI=\int_0^4\frac{x}{\sqrt{2x+1}}\,dx.
    Using the substitution u=2x+1u=2x+1, show that I=14∫19(u1/2−u−1/2)duI=\frac14\int_1^9\left(u^{1/2}-u^{-1/2}\right)du.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).