C4 INTEGRATION Worksheet E

1 Showing your working in full, use the given substitution to find

a ∫ 2x(x2 − 1)3 dx u = x2 + 1 b ∫ sin4 x cos x dx u = sin x

∫ ∫
2
c 3x2(2 + x3)2 dx u = 2 + x3 d 2 x e x dx u = x2

x
e ∫ ( x 2 + 3) 4
dx u = x2 + 3 f ∫ sin 2x cos3 2x dx u = cos 2x

3x
g ∫ x2 − 2
dx u = x2 − 2 h ∫ x 1 − x 2 dx u = 1 − x2

i ∫ sec3 x tan x dx u = sec x j ∫ (x + 1)(x2 + 2x)3 dx u = x2 + 2x

2 a Given that u = x2 + 3, find the value of u when

i x=0
ii x = 1
b Using the substitution u = x2 + 3, show that
1 4
∫0 2x(x2 + 3)2 dx = ∫3 u2 du.

c Hence, show that

1
∫0 2x(x2 + 3)2 dx = 12 13 .

3 Using the given substitution, evaluate

2 π

∫1 x(x2 − 3)3 dx u = x2 − 3 ∫0 sin3 x cos x dx

6
a b u = sin x

3 π
4x
∫0 u = x2 + 1 ∫ tan2 x sec2 x dx
4
c 2
dx d u = tan x
x +1 − π4

3 x −1
e ∫2 x −32
dx u = x2 − 3 f ∫ −2 x2(x3 + 2)2 dx u = x3 + 2

1 5
g ∫0 e2x(1 + e2x)3 dx u = 1 + e2x h ∫3 (x − 2)(x2 − 4x)2 dx u = x2 − 4x

4 a Using the substitution u = 4 − x2, show that

2 4
∫0 x(4 − x2)3 dx = ∫0 1
2
u3 du.

b Hence, evaluate
2
∫0 x(4 − x2)3 dx.

5 Using the given substitution, evaluate

1 π
sin x
∫0 ∫0
2
a x e2 − x dx u = 2 − x2 b 2
dx u = 1 + cos x
1 + cos x

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cos x
6 a By writing cot x as , use the substitution u = sin x to show that
sin x

∫ cot x dx = lnsin x + c.

b Show that
∫ tan x dx = lnsec x + c.

c Evaluate
π

∫0
6
tan 2x dx.

7 By recognising a function and its derivative, or by using a suitable substitution, integrate with
respect to x
x
a 3x2(x3 − 2)3 b esin x cos x c
x2 + 1

d (2x + 3)(x2 + 3x)2 e x x2 + 4 f cot3 x cosec2 x

ex cos 2 x x3
g h i
1 + ex 3 + sin 2 x ( x − 2)2
4

(ln x)3 1 3
x
j k x 2 (1 + x 2 ) 2 l
x 5 − x2

8 Evaluate
π 0 e2 x
∫0 sin x (1 + cos x)2 dx ∫ −1
2
a b dx
2 − e2 x
π 4 x +1
∫ cot x cosec4 x dx ∫2
4
c d dx
π
6 x2 + 2x + 8

9 Using the substitution u = x + 1, show that

∫ x(x + 1)3 dx = 1
20
(4x − 1)(x + 1)4 + c.

10 Using the given substitution, find

a ∫ x(2x − 1)4 dx u = 2x − 1 b ∫ x 1 − x dx u2 = 1 − x

1 1
c ∫ (1 − x2 ) 2
3
dx x = sin u d ∫ x −1
dx x = u2

x2
e ∫ (x + 1)(2x + 3)3 dx u = 2x + 3 f ∫ x−2
dx u2 = x − 2

11 Using the given substitution, evaluate

1 2
1
∫0 ∫0 x(2 − x)3 dx
2
a 2
dx x = sin u b u=2−x
1− x

1 3 x2
c ∫0 4 − x 2 dx x = 2 sin u d ∫0 x2 + 9
dx x = 3 tan u

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