Q.Integrate the following function: ∫(4e3x+1)dx
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Integration of Exponential Functions
The idea in one line
Integration reverses differentiation. Because the exponential function is the one function that is its own derivative, integrating it is almost as easy as writing it down again.
The base result
Since dxd(ex)=ex, reversing that gives
∫exdx=ex+C
That is the whole engine. Every other exponential formula is just this idea adjusted for a coefficient in the exponent or a different base.
When there is a constant in the exponent
For eax (with a a non-zero constant), differentiating brings a factor of a down. To undo that we must divide by a:
∫eaxdx=aeax+C
Check it: dxd(aeax)=aaeax=eax. ✓ This little "divide by the coefficient of x" step is where most slips happen.
A general base ax
For an exponential with base a>0, a=1, recall dxd(ax)=axloga. Reversing it, we divide by loga:
∫axdx=logaax+C(a>0, a=1)
When a=e, loge=1 and this collapses back to ∫exdx=ex+C — a good consistency check.
Why the loga appears
Write ax=exloga. Now it is an ekx integral with k=loga, so ∫axdx=logaexloga+C=logaax+C. The loga is exactly the coefficient we divide by. …
The key idea is that the integral of eax is a1eax, plus the constant of integration.
Step 1: Split the integral using linearity:
∫(4e3x+1)dx=4∫e3xdx+∫1dx
Step 2: Integrate each term. For e3x, we have ∫e3xdx=31e3x. For the constant, ∫1dx=x. …
The integral of a sum is the sum of the integrals. Using the rule ∫eaxdx=a1eax+C, we get ∫(4e3x+1)dx=34e3x+x+C.
The key here is to recognise that integration is a linear operation. That means you can break a sum into separate pieces and pull constant factors out in front. This is the first thing to check whenever you see a sum inside an integral — don't try to integrate the whole expression at once; split it.
The two pieces we have are 4e3x and 1. Each requires a different basic rule, but both are straightforward.
The exponential rule: For ∫eaxdx, the derivative of eax is aeax, so to reverse that, you divide by a. Hence ∫eaxdx=a1eax+C. This works for any nonzero constant a.
The constant rule: ∫1dx=x+C. This is just the antiderivative of the constant function 1.
Now let's apply these step by step.
- Split the integral.
∫(4e3x+1)dx=∫4e3xdx+∫1dx
- Factor out the constant 4 from the first integral.
∫4e3xdx=4∫e3xdx
- Apply the exponential rule to ∫e3xdx. Here a=3, so:
∫e3xdx=31e3x+C1
Multiplying by the 4 we factored out:
4⋅31e3x=34e3x
(The constant C1 gets absorbed into the overall constant later.)
- Integrate the constant term.
∫1dx=x+C2
- Combine the results. 34e3x+x+(C1+C2) …
Method: Term-by-term integration using linearity
Split any sum under an integral and integrate each part with its own standard rule.
Steps
Step 1: Use linearity.
∫[f+g]dx=∫fdx+∫gdx, and pull constant multipliers outside.
Step 2: Apply each standard rule. …
Common Mistakes
Mistake 1: Writing ∫e3xdx=3x1e3x.
Why it's wrong: the exponent's coefficient is a constant 3, so you divide by 3, not by x. Correct approach: ∫e3xdx=31e3x, giving 34e3x. …
Showing the 12 most recent of 13 on this concept.
- AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-20-AN1 markMCQQ.∫4ex+1e2xdx= (A) 74(ex+1)4/3(3ex−1)+c (B) 212(ex+1)3/4(3ex−7)+c (C) 214(ex+1)3/4(3ex−4)+c (D) 218(ex+1)3/4(3ex−1)+c
›Reveal solutionSolution
Substitute u=ex+1 to turn this into a simple power-rule integral; simplifies to 214(ex+1)3/4(3ex−4)+c — (C).
Concept and Intuition
Writing e2x=ex⋅ex and using u=ex+1 (so ex=u−1, du=exdx) converts the whole integral into a polynomial-in-u times a fractional power of u — directly integrable term by term.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Let u=ex+1⇒du=exdx, ex=u−1.
- e2xdx=ex⋅(exdx)=(u−1)du.
- Integral: ∫u1/4(u−1)du=∫(u3/4−u−1/4)du=7/4u7/4−3/4u3/4+c=74u7/4−34u3/4+c.
- Factor out u3/4: u3/4(74u−34)+c. Common denominator 21: 74u=2112u, 34=2128, so this is u3/4⋅2112u−28=214u3/4(3u−7)+c. …
- AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-21-AN1 markMCQQ.∫(r=0∑∞r!xr3r)dx= (A) ex+c (B) 3e3x+c (C) 3e3x+c (D) 3ex+c
›Reveal solutionSolution
∑r=0∞r!(3x)r=e3x, so the integral is 3e3x+c.
Concept and Intuition
Recognising the exponential series ∑xr/r!=ex turns an infinite-series integral into a one-line exponential integration.
Step-by-Step Solution
- ∑r=0∞r!xr3r=∑r=0∞r!(3x)r=e3x.
- ∫e3xdx=3e3x+c.
Common Mistakes …
- AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-18-AN1 markMCQQ.∫(22x81+x+41+x)dx= (A) log22x+4x+C (B) 8⋅log22x−4x+C (C) 8⋅log22x+4x+C (D) log22x−4x+C
›Reveal solutionSolution
Rewrite everything as powers of 2 and simplify the fraction before integrating; the answer is 8⋅log22x+4x+C.
Concept and Intuition
Exponential integrands often simplify dramatically once every term is expressed with the same base. Here base 2 works for 8, 4 and 22x alike, turning a scary-looking fraction into a sum of a simple exponential and a constant.
Step-by-Step Solution
- 81+x=8⋅8x=8⋅(23)x=8⋅23x.
- 41+x=4⋅4x=4⋅(22)x=4⋅22x.
- Divide both by 22x: 22x8⋅23x+22x4⋅22x=8⋅2x+4.
- Integrate term by term: ∫8⋅2xdx=8⋅log22x, and ∫4dx=4x. …
- AP EAPCET 2022Set eng-2022-07-04-AN1 markMCQQ.If ∫xex(x+x)dx=ex[Ax+Bx+C]+K, then A+B+C= (A) -2 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) -4
›Reveal solutionSolution
Substituting t=x converts the integral into a standard ∫et(t2+t)dt, which evaluates to ex(2x−2x+2)+K, so A+B+C=2−2+2=2.
Concept and Intuition
Integrals with ex and x everywhere are cleaned up by the substitution t=x, turning them into polynomial-times-exponential integrals that use the standard reduction formula ∫tnetdt.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Let t=x⇒x=t2, dx=2tdt.
- Integral: ∫tet(t2+t)⋅2tdt=∫et⋅t(t+1)⋅2dt=2∫et(t2+t)dt.
- Use ∫t2etdt=et(t2−2t+2) and ∫tetdt=et(t−1) (both by repeated integration by parts).
- Sum: et(t2−2t+2)+et(t−1)=et(t2−t+1).
- Multiply by 2: 2et(t2−t+1)=et(2t2−2t+2). …
- AP EAPCET 2022Set eng-2022-07-08-AN1 markMCQQ.∫7ex+3e−x3ex−7e−xdx=Kx+Llog(e−2x+37)+C, then K+L= (A) 38−3 (B) 3821 (C) 2138 (D) 3−38
›Reveal solutionSolution
Splitting the numerator as a combination of the denominator and its derivative gives Kx+LlogD; converting D to the e−2x+7/3 form shows K+L=2138.
Concept and Intuition
For an integral of the form ∫D(x)N(x)dx where N,D are combinations of ex,e−x, the standard trick is to write N=AD+BD′. Then ∫DNdx=A∫dx+B∫DD′dx=Ax+Blog∣D∣+C — turning a messy rational-exponential integral into an elementary one.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Let D=7ex+3e−x, so D′=7ex−3e−x.
- Seek A,B with 3ex−7e−x=A(7ex+3e−x)+B(7ex−3e−x).
- Coefficient of ex: 7A+7B=3. Coefficient of e−x: 3A−3B=−7.
- Solve: A+B=73, A−B=−37. Adding: 2A=73−37=219−49=−2140⇒A=−2120. Subtracting: 2B=73+37=219+49=2158⇒B=2129.
- So ∫DNdx=Ax+BlogD+C, i.e. using D=7ex+3e−x=ex(7+3e−2x)=3ex(e−2x+37): logD=x+log3+log(e−2x+37). …
- AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-14-AN1 markMCQQ.If ∫4x44x444xdx=A444x+c, then A= (A) ln41 (B) (ln4)21 (C) (ln4)31 (D) (ln4)41
›Reveal solutionSolution
Repeated application of dxdag(x)=ag(x)loga⋅g′(x) through a triple exponential tower produces a factor of (ln4)3, so integrating backwards needs A=1/(ln4)3.
Concept and Intuition
For a tower of exponentials 444x, differentiating peels one exponential at a time, each time multiplying by ln4 and by the derivative of the next inner exponential. Because the given integrand is exactly the product 4x⋅44x⋅444x — the "chain" of factors produced by differentiating the tower — this is a reverse-chain-rule integral: recognizing the derivative of the tower directly gives the antiderivative.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Let F(x)=444x. Differentiate using the chain rule from the outside in:
F′(x)=444xln4⋅dxd(44x).
- Now dxd(44x)=44xln4⋅dxd(4x)=44xln4⋅4xln4=4x⋅44x⋅(ln4)2.
- Substituting back: F′(x)=(ln4)3⋅4x⋅44x⋅444x. …
- AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-12-AN1 markMCQQ.If ∫ax+a−xax+1dx=Alog(ax+a−x)+Bx+C then BA= (A) logae (B) logea (C) logeaa (D) logaea
›Reveal solutionSolution
Simplifying via u=a2x+1 and re-expressing in terms of ax+a−x gives A/B=logae.
Concept and Intuition
The trick with ∫ax+a−xax+1dx is to multiply through by ax/ax so the denominator becomes a polynomial in a2x, turning it into a standard ∫udu form after substitution. The subtlety is that this substitution naturally produces ln(a2x+1), which must be related back to the given target form ln(ax+a−x) using the identity a2x+1=ax(ax+a−x).
Step-by-Step Solution
- Multiply numerator and denominator by ax: ax+a−xa⋅ax=a2x+1a⋅a2x.
- Let u=a2x+1, so du=2a2xlnadx, i.e. a2xdx=2lnadu.
- Integral becomes a∫u1⋅2lnadu=2lnaaln∣u∣+C=2lnaaln(a2x+1)+C.
- Use a2x+1=ax(ax+a−x), so ln(a2x+1)=ln(ax+a−x)+xlna. …
- AP EAPCET 2022Set eng-2022-07-04-AN1 markMCQQ.∫0π/4etan2θsin2θtanθdθ= (A) 21(2e−1) (B) 2e−1 (C) 2π (D) 2(2π−e)
›Reveal solutionSolution
Substituting v=tan2θ converts the integral into 21∫01(1+v)2vevdv, which is exactly a product-rule derivative of 1+vev, giving the clean closed form 21(2e−1).
Concept and Intuition
When an integral mixes tanθ, sec2θ-type factors, and an exponential of tan2θ, substituting v=tan2θ (rather than u=tanθ) often collapses the trigonometric parts neatly, because dv naturally pulls out a tanθsec2θ factor that matches what's needed.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Let v=tan2θ. Then dv=2tanθsec2θdθ=2tanθ(1+tan2θ)dθ=2tanθ(1+v)dθ.
- So tanθdθ=2(1+v)dv.
- Also sin2θ=tan2θcos2θ=1+tan2θtan2θ=1+vv.
- The integrand etan2θsin2θtanθdθ becomes ev⋅1+vv⋅2(1+v)dv=2(1+v)2vevdv.
- Limits: as θ:0→π/4, v=tan2θ:0→1.
- So the integral is 21∫01(1+v)2vevdv.
- Write v=(1+v)−1: (1+v)2v=1+v1−(1+v)21. …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-22-AN1 markMCQQ.∫(r=0∑∞r!xr2r)dx= (A) ex+c (B) 1−2x−2+c (C) 2e2x+c (D) 2e2x+c
›Reveal solutionSolution
Recognising the Maclaurin series of e2x inside the sum turns this into a one-line integral, giving 2e2x+c.
Concept and Intuition
The exponential series ey=∑r=0∞r!yr is one of the most important series to recognise instantly. Here y=2x, so the given sum is exactly e2x in disguise — the whole problem reduces to a basic integral once you see this.
Step-by-Step Solution
- r=0∑∞r!xr2r=r=0∑∞r!(2x)r=e2x.
- So the integral becomes ∫e2xdx.
- ∫e2xdx=2e2x+c. …
- AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-18-FN1 markMCQQ.∫e2x+3sin6xdx= (A) 40e2x+3(2sin6x+6cos6x)+c (B) 40e2x+3(2cos6x+6sin6x)+c (C) 20e2x+3(sin6x−3cos6x)+c (D) 20e2x+3(cos6x−3sin6x)+c
›Reveal solutionSolution
A direct application of the standard ∫eaxsinbxdx reduction formula, treating the constant e3 as absorbed back into e2x+3. The answer is 20e2x+3(sin6x−3cos6x)+c.
Concept and Intuition
The classic formula ∫eaxsinbxdx=a2+b2eax(asinbx−bcosbx)+c (derived via two rounds of integration by parts) applies here with a=2, b=6; the extra constant factor e3 in e2x+3=e3e2x just rides along and recombines at the end.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Write e2x+3=e3⋅e2x, so ∫e2x+3sin6xdx=e3∫e2xsin6xdx.
- Apply the formula with a=2,b=6: a2+b2=4+36=40.
- ∫e2xsin6xdx=40e2x(2sin6x−6cos6x)+c.
- Multiply back by e3: e3⋅40e2x(2sin6x−6cos6x)=40e2x+3(2sin6x−6cos6x). …
- AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-15-AN1 markMCQQ.∫01(10)2xdx= (A) log1010 (B) log109 (C) log101 (D) log54
›Reveal solutionSolution
Simplify the exponential base first ((10)2x=10x), then integrate directly using the standard exponential-integral formula.
Concept and Intuition
∫axdx=lnaax+C for a>0,a=1. Recognizing (10)2x=10x first avoids working with an awkward fractional-power base.
Step-by-Step Solution
- (10)2x=(101/2)2x=10x.
- ∫0110xdx=[ln1010x]01=ln10101−100=ln1010−1=ln109.
Common Mistakes …
- AP EAPCET 2022Set eng-2022-07-07-AN1 markMCQQ.∫α−1α(x−α+1)2ex(α−x)dx= (A) 2eα+e (B) e−22eα+2 (C) eα2(e+2) (D) eα(2e−2)
›Reveal solutionSolution
This is a shifted ex[f(x)+f′(x)] integral; substituting t=x−α turns it into the standard ∫(t+1)2tetdt=t+1et+C pattern, evaluated over t∈[0,1].
Concept and Intuition
Many definite integrals involving ex divided by a squared linear factor are disguised applications of the identity ∫ex[g(x)+g′(x)]dx=exg(x)+C, which follows straight from the product rule. Recognizing the pattern (a term like t+11 together with its derivative −(t+1)21, glued together by et) avoids messy direct integration.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Shift variable: let t=x−α, so x=α+t, and the range x:α→α+1 becomes t:0→1; the factor x−α+1 becomes t+1.
- The integral becomes eα∫01(t+1)2tetdt.
- Write t=(t+1)−1, so (t+1)2t=t+11−(t+1)21.
- Note dtd[t+1et]=(t+1)2et(t+1)−et=(t+1)2ett — exactly the integrand. …
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