How do you integrate 2xsin4xdx?

1 Answer
Jan 20, 2016

Use integration by parts to find that

2xsin(4x)dx=18sin(4x)12xcos(4x)+C

Explanation:

Using integration by parts:

Let u=x and dv=sin(4x)dx
Then du=dx and v=14cos(4x)

So, by the integration by parts formula udv=uvvdu

2xsin(4x)dx=2(14xcos(4x)((14)cos(4x)dx)

=12(xcos(4x)cos(4x)dx)

=12(xcos(4x)14sin(4x)+C)

=18sin(4x)12xcos(4x)+C