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1.10: Substitution

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More complicated functions can be integrated using the chain rule. Since ddxf(g(x))=f(g(x))g(x),

we have f(g(x))g(x)dx=f(g(x))+c.

This integration formula is usually implemented by letting y=g(x). Then one writes dy=g(x)dx to obtain f(g(x))g(x)dx=f(y)dy=f(y)+c=f(g(x))+c.


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