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Q.Evaluate: ∫xe−x dx\displaystyle\int x e^{-x}\,dx.

Tamil Nadu DgeTamil Nadu HSC First Year (DGE) Board 2018Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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Applying integration by parts with u=xu=x, dv=e−xdxdv=e^{-x}dx gives −e−x(x+1)+c-e^{-x}(x+1)+c.

Using integration by parts, ∫u dv=uv−∫v du\int u\,dv = uv-\int v\,du.

Let u=x⇒du=dxu=x \Rightarrow du=dx, and dv=e−xdx⇒v=−e−xdv=e^{-x}dx \Rightarrow v=-e^{-x}.

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