How do you integrate x2ex3 by parts?

1 Answer
Dec 18, 2016

Using integration by parts is very artificial for this integral. Substitution is much more reasonable.

Explanation:

x2ex3dx

Let u=x3. This makes du=3x2dx.

The integral becomes

13ex3(3x2dx)=13eudu

=13eu+C

=13ex3+C

If I am told that I must use parts ,

I'll let u=1 and dv=x2ex3dx

so that du=0dx and v=13ex3.

And

uv=vdu=113ex313ex30du

=13ex3+C.