Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Further Techniques and Applications of Integration - 8.1 Integration by Parts - 8.1 Exercises - Page 432: 8

Answer

$$\frac{1}{{3{e^3}}} + \frac{2}{3}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^3 {\frac{{3 - x}}{{3{e^x}}}} dx \cr & {\text{use property of exponents }}\frac{1}{{{e^a}}} = {e^{ - a}} \cr & = \frac{1}{3}\int {\left( {3 - x} \right){e^{ - x}}} dx \cr & {\text{setting }}\,\,\,\,\,\,u = 3 - x{\text{ then }}du = - dx\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \cr & {\text{and}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,dv = {e^{ - x}}dx{\text{ then }}v = - {e^{ - x}} \cr & {\text{Substituting these values into the formula for integration by parts}} \cr & \int u dv = uv - \int {vdu} \cr & \frac{1}{3}\int {\left( {3 - x} \right){e^{ - x}}} dx = \frac{1}{3}\left( {3 - x} \right)\left( { - {e^{ - x}}} \right) - \frac{1}{3}\int {\left( { - {e^{ - x}}} \right)\left( { - dx} \right)} \cr & \frac{1}{3}\int {\left( {3 - x} \right){e^{ - x}}} dx = \frac{{\left( {x - 3} \right){e^{ - x}}}}{3} - \frac{1}{3}\int {{e^{ - x}}dx} \cr & {\text{integrate using }}\int {{e^{kx}}dx} = \frac{{{e^{kx}}}}{k} + C \cr & \frac{1}{3}\int {\left( {3 - x} \right){e^{ - x}}} dx = \frac{{\left( {x - 3} \right){e^{ - x}}}}{3} - \frac{1}{3}\left( { - {e^{ - x}}} \right) + C \cr & \frac{1}{3}\int {\left( {3 - x} \right){e^{ - x}}} dx = \frac{{\left( {x - 3} \right){e^{ - x}}}}{3} + \frac{1}{3}{e^{ - x}} + C \cr & \cr & {\text{Now find the definite integral}} \cr & \int_0^3 {\frac{{3 - x}}{{3{e^x}}}} dx = \left. {\left( {\frac{{\left( {x - 3} \right){e^{ - x}}}}{3} + \frac{1}{3}{e^{ - x}}} \right)} \right|_0^3 \cr & {\text{evaluating the limits}} \cr & = \left( {\frac{{\left( {3 - 3} \right){e^{ - 3}}}}{3} + \frac{1}{3}{e^{ - 3}}} \right) - \left( {\frac{{\left( {0 - 3} \right){e^{ - 0}}}}{3} + \frac{1}{3}{e^{ - 0}}} \right) \cr & {\text{simplifying}} \cr & = \left( {0 + \frac{1}{3}{e^{ - 3}}} \right) - \left( {\frac{{ - 3}}{3} + \frac{1}{3}{e^{ - 0}}} \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{{3{e^3}}} + \frac{2}{3} \cr} $$
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