Exercise · ZW-INTEGRATION-BY-PARTS-006 · ★★☆ Intermediate

Compute \(\displaystyle\int x \cos {x}\,dx\).

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  • B. \(x \sin {x} + \cos {x} + C\)

Explanation

Choose \(u=x,\ dv=\cos x\,dx\) and apply \(\int u\,dv=uv-\int v\,du\). The result is \(x \sin {x} + \cos {x} + C\). Check: \((x \sin {x} + \cos {x})'=x \cos {x}\).

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Review the concept: Integration by parts

Integration by parts is a technique for integrating products of functions, derived from the product rule. It transforms \(\int u\,dv\) into \(uv-\int v\,du\).

\[\int u\,dv=uv-\int v\,du\]

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