Q.Evaluate: ∫0π/49+16sin2xsinx+cosxdx
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Substitution in Definite Integrals
You already know substitution for indefinite integrals: set u=g(x), rewrite in terms of u, integrate, then substitute back. For a definite integral there is a cleaner twist — instead of substituting back, you convert the limits of integration to the new variable and finish entirely in u.
Why the limits must change
The limits a and b are x-values. Once you switch to u=g(x), those numbers no longer describe the start and end of the integration — the corresponding u-values do. Keeping the old numbers would integrate over the wrong interval, like reading a distance in kilometres off a scale marked in miles.
∫abf(g(x))g′(x)dx=∫g(a)g(b)f(u)du
The steps
- Choose u=g(x), picking something whose derivative already appears in the integrand.
- Differentiate: du=g′(x)dx.
- Convert the limits: the lower limit becomes u=g(a), the upper becomes u=g(b).
- Integrate in u — no substituting back needed.
Example. Evaluate ∫022x(x2+1)3dx.
Let u=x2+1, so du=2xdx. When x=0, u=1; when x=2, u=5. Then
∫02(x2+1)3(2xdx)=∫15u3du=[4u4]15=4625−1=156.
We never returned to x — the converted limits carried the work. …
Concept: Symmetry and the substitution t=sinx−cosx to simplify the denominator via sin2x=1−t2.
First, rewrite the numerator as a derivative:
dxd(sinx−cosx)=cosx+sinx.
Let t=sinx−cosx. Then dt=(cosx+sinx)dx, and
sin2x=2sinxcosx=1−(sinx−cosx)2=1−t2.
When x=0, t=−1; when x=π/4, t=0. The integral becomes
∫−109+16(1−t2)dt=∫−1025−16t2dt.
Factor the denominator: 25−16t2=(5)2−(4t)2. Use the standard form
∫a2−u2dt=2a1lna−ua+u+C with a=5, u=4t:
Substitute t=sinx−cosx (so sin2x=1−t2); the integral becomes ∫−1025−16t2dt=201ln3.
Setup. Let t=sinx−cosx. Then dt=(cosx+sinx)dx, exactly the numerator. Also
t2=(sinx−cosx)2=1−2sinxcosx=1−sin2x⇒sin2x=1−t2.
Transform the integrand.
9+16sin2x=9+16(1−t2)=25−16t2.
Limits: x=0⇒t=0−1=−1; x=4π⇒t=0. Hence
I=∫−1025−16t2dt.
Integrate. Write 25−16t2=16((45)2−t2) and use ∫a2−t2dt=2a1lna−ta+t with a=45: …
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