How do you evaluate the definite integral (x43)ex44dx for a=0, b=1?

1 Answer
May 24, 2015

We have to look for a primitive of the function f(x)=x43ex44

For the chain rule,

ddx(ex44)=ex44(44x43)

So we have a primitive for f (we just have to divide by 44), and we have, for the fundamental theorem of integral calculus:

10x43ex44=ex444410=144e+144