How do you integrate e4xdx?

1 Answer
Jun 24, 2016

14e4x+C

Explanation:

We will use the integration rule for ex:

eudu=eu+C

So, for the given integral, let u=4x. This implies that du=4dx.

e4xdx=14e4x4dx=14eudu=14eu+C

Since u=4x:

14eu+C=14e4x+C

We can differentiate this answer to check that we get e4x. Indeed, through the chain rule, the 14 we had to add gets "undone" by the 4 coming from the power of 4x via the chain rule.