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OpenStudy (konradzuse):

find the indefinite integral

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

\[\int\limits \frac{4x^2}{e^x} dx\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

parts again right?

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

\[\int\limits 4x^2 * e^{1/2}dx\]

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

I would assume so...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whoa hold on

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\int 4x^2e^{-x}dx\]

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

oh woops... I forgot that's a sqrt() lol this major headache is killing me...

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

u = 4x^2 1/8 du = xdx dv = e^-xdx v = -e^-x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok then it should be good from here you are going to need parts twice to reduce the power of \(x^2\) and the bookkeeping is going to be annoying because of the \(-x\) in the exponent. but that is what you have to do

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

this can't be any harder than the last question which was ridiculous...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and for pete's sake bring the 4 out front so you don't have to keep messing with it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

in fact ignore the 4 entirely, then stick a 4 in front of your answer at the end

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

ok

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

maybe :P

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What satellite73 said. I get: \[-4e^{-x}(x^2+2x+2)\] I will double check.

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

wut.............

OpenStudy (anonymous):

amistre has a really snap way of doing these using a little chart, but i forget it he can do parts a bunch of times in a breeze youtube it and i bet you will find it

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

so \[x^2 * -e^{-x} + \int\limits e^{-x} xdx\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you're missing an x there, you have only decreased the exponent by one, so it should be +2 int xe^-x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

besides that, you're on the right track.

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

hmm?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[-x^2-e^{-x} + 2 \int\limits_{}^{}xe^{-x}\] for the beginning

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh oops, there is one - too many, what you wrote is correct indeed.

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

I knew I forgot a 1/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes and the x be next to the integral

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

mhmhm

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

\[x^2 * -e^{-x} +\frac{1}{2} x * -e^{-x} + \int\limits -e^-xdx\]

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

\[x^2 * -e^{-x} +\frac{1}{2} x * -e^{-x} + e^{-x} +c\]

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

I meant just dx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

where does this 1/2 come from again? I am not seeing that to be honest.

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

nvm should be a 2 I was subbing in for 1/2 du = dx.

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

Man I wish I didnt; have this horrible headache of doom.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

good, so it should be a two in the last two terms, then you got it.

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

last 2?

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

u = x du = dx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[4\int x^2 e^{-x} = -x^2e^{-x}+2\int xe^{-x}\] so \[2\int x e^{-x} = -xe^{-x} + \int e^{-x} = -2xe^{-x} -2e^{-x}\]

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

okies.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[-4e^{-x}(x^2+2x+2)\]

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

so it distributes over?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the times 4 can be ignored because it's in front of the first integral, this means that whatever the solution will be, just multiply that times 4 and you have got taken care of that scalar quantity again. Same goes for the 2nd integral, at the end just remember to multiply everything times two (after that integral)

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

I just wasn't sure it was distributed to all of the parts of the integral...

OpenStudy (konradzuse):

onto the next question! http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/4ffb5a30e4b00c7a70c463f4

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