Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.1 Integration by Parts - 7.1 Exercises - Page 516: 24

Answer

$$3-\frac{6}{e}$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ \int_0^1(x^2+1)e^{-x}dx$$ Let \begin{align*} u&=x^2+1\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ dv=e^{-x}dx\\ u&=2xdx\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ dv= -e^{-x} \end{align*} Then using integration by parts \begin{align*} \int_0^1(x^2+1)e^{-x}dx&=uv-\int vdu\\ &= -(x^2+1)e^{-x}\bigg|_{0}^{1}+2\int_{0}^{1} xe^{-x}dx \end{align*} Let \begin{align*} u&=x \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ dv=e^{-x}dx\\ u&= dx\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ dv= -e^{-x} \end{align*} then \begin{align*} \int_0^1 x e^{-x}dx &= -xe^{-x}\bigg|_{0}^{1}+ \int_{0}^{1} e^{-x}dx \\ &= -xe^{-x}-e^{-x}\bigg|_{0}^{1}\\ &=1-\frac{2}{e} \end{align*} Hence \begin{align*} \int_0^1(x^2+1)e^{-x}dx &= -(x^2+1)e^{-x}\bigg|_{0}^{1}+2\left(1-\frac{2}{e}\right)\\ &=-\frac{2}{e}+1+2\left(1-\frac{2}{e}\right)\\ &=3-\frac{6}{e} \end{align*}
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