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| | ====Rapid Repeated Integration==== | | ====Rapid Repeated Integration==== |
| | Rapid Repeated Integration is a shortcut method for reduction problems that require Integration by Parts. It is especially useful when one function's derivative reduces to zero. | | Rapid Repeated Integration is a shortcut method for reduction problems that require Integration by Parts. It is especially useful when one function's derivative reduces to zero. |
| − | For Example, lets say we want to integrate: | + | For example, integrating: |
| | :<big><math>\int x^4 sin(x)\,dx</math></big> | | :<big><math>\int x^4 sin(x)\,dx</math></big> |
| − | First, we start off by making a table of x^4 and sin(x). On the first column, we keep taking the derivative of x^4 until it reaches zero. On the second column, we keep integrating sin(x):
| + | We start off by making a table of <math>x^4</math> and <math>sin(x)</math>. On the first column, we keep taking the derivative of <math>x^4</math> until it reaches zero. On the second column, we keep integrating sin(x): |
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| | {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | ! x^4 | + | ! <math>f(x)</math> |
| − | ! sin(x) | + | ! <math>g(x)</math> |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | | 4x^3 | + | | <math>x^4</math> |
| − | | -cos(x) | + | | <math>sin(x)</math> |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | | 12x^2 | + | | <math>4x^3</math> |
| − | | -sin(x) | + | | <math>-cos(x)</math> |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | | 24x | + | | <math>12x^2</math> |
| − | | cos(x) | + | | <math>-sin(x)</math> |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | | 24 | + | | <math>24x</math> |
| − | | sin(x) | + | | <math>cos(x)</math> |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | | 0 | + | | <math>24</math> |
| − | | -cos(x) | + | | <math>sin(x)</math> |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | <math>0</math> |
| | + | | <math>-cos(x)</math> |
| | |} | | |} |
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| | :<big><math>\int x^4 sin(x)\,dx</math></big> = <big><math>\ -x^4cos(x)-(-4x^3sin(x))+(12x^4cos(x))-(-24xsin(x))+(24cos(x))</math></big>=<big><math>\ -x^4cos(x)+4x^3sin(x)+12x^2cos(x)+24xsin(x)-24cos(x)+c</math></big> | | :<big><math>\int x^4 sin(x)\,dx</math></big> = <big><math>\ -x^4cos(x)-(-4x^3sin(x))+(12x^4cos(x))-(-24xsin(x))+(24cos(x))</math></big>=<big><math>\ -x^4cos(x)+4x^3sin(x)+12x^2cos(x)+24xsin(x)-24cos(x)+c</math></big> |
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| | ===Partial Fractions=== | | ===Partial Fractions=== |
| | '''Integration by partial fractions''' is a [[Techniques of integration|technique]] to facilitate the integration of a rational expression by partial fraction decomposition. | | '''Integration by partial fractions''' is a [[Techniques of integration|technique]] to facilitate the integration of a rational expression by partial fraction decomposition. |