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kittybasil:

Calc II (Single Var) || Substitution Rule (u-sub integrals) Review... LaTeX below

kittybasil:

\[\int4x(2x^2+3)^7\]

Nnesha:

let u=something when you take the derivative of *something * you should be able to cancel out the variable.

kittybasil:

u = 4x ?

steve816:

No, you must make u=2x^2+3

steve816:

du = 4x dx

kittybasil:

If I do that, I don't get a dx

steve816:

yes you do

Nnesha:

hmm well remember the f o g composition function frm algebra classes right ? (2x^2+3) raised to the 7 power

kittybasil:

well if I put that as u then I get du=2x what am I supposed to do from there o_O

Nnesha:

well if you let u=4x how would the derivative of u help you to cancel out ?

kittybasil:

du = 4dx? idk but I got stuck on step one if I make u = 2x^2 + 3

Nnesha:

\[\int\limits_{ }^{} 4x(2x^2+3)^7 \color{Red}{dx} \] let u =2x^2+3 \ solve that equation for `dx` \[dx=\frac{du}{4x}\] now we can replace dx with the fracation du/4x \[\int\limits_{ }^{} 4x(2x^2+3)^7 \cdot \color{Red}{\frac{du}{4x}}\]

kittybasil:

it doesn't work when I write latex :( how did dx become that o_O

Nnesha:

\[\large\rm \int\limits_{ }^{} 4x(\color{green}{u})^7 \cdot \color{Red}{ \frac{du}{4x} }\] **

kittybasil:

https://www.symbolab.com/solver/step-by-step/%5Cint4x%5Cleft(2x%5E%7B2%7D%2B3%5Cright)%5E%7B7%7Ddx it put u = x^2 I'm confused

kittybasil:

This

Nnesha:

because you're taking the derivative of u with respect to x \[\large\rm u=2x^2+3 \rightarrow \frac{du}{dx}=4x \frac{dx}{dx}\]

Nnesha:

\[\frac{du}{dx}=4x\] dx cancels each other out so we are left with du/dx=4x if you multiply both sides by dx you will get ` du =4x dx `

Nnesha:

You can do that as well but i find u=2x^2+3 easy the whole point of u-substitution is to cancel out the x variable

kittybasil:

is it ok to take out the 4 like it says here?

kittybasil:

sorry there is major lag and loading issues over here... I might be missing the obvious so apologies

Nnesha:

That's totally fine you can take constant \[\int\limits_{ }^{ } c~ dx \rightarrow c \int\limits_{ }^{} 1~ dx\]

Nnesha:

out**

kittybasil:

alright then thank you I think I get the idea from there on out :)

Nnesha:

you're welcome

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