Example 7.2.4(b): Applying the Substitution Rule
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If
F(x) is an antiderivative of
f(x), find:
- f(cx + d) dx
- x f(cx2) dx
- f'(x) / f(x) dx
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To find
f(cx + d) dx
we make the substitution
u = cx + d so that
du/dx = c, or du = c dx
Therefore
f(cx + d) dx =
f(u) dx =
= 1/c f(u) c dx =
1/c f(u) du =
= 1/c [F(u(b)) - F(u(a))] = 1/c [F(cb + d) - F(ca + d)]
To find
x f(cx2) dx
we make the substitution
u = cx2 so that
du/dx = 2cx or du = 2cx dx
Therefore
x f(cx2) dx =
x f(u) dx =
= 1/2c f(u) 2cx dx =
1/2c f(u) du =
= 1/2c [ F(u(b)) - F(u(a)) ] =
= 1/2c [ F(cb2) - F(ca2) ]
To find
f'(x) / f(x) dx
we make the substitution
u = f(x) so that
du/dx = f'(x), or du = f'(x) dx
Therefore
f'(x) / f(x) dx =
1/ f(x) f'(x) dx =
1/u du =
= ln(|f(b)|) - ln(|f(a)|)