INTEGRATION USING BERNOULLIS FORMULA

The evaluation of an indefinite integral of the form

 u(x) v(x)dx

becomes very simple, when u is a polynomial function of x  and v(x) can be easily integrated successively.

It is accomplished by a formula called Bernoulli’s formula. This formula is actually an extension of the formula of integration by parts. To derive the formula, we use the following notation:

∫ udv  = uv-u'v1+u''v2 - +u'''v3 +...........

The above result is called the Bernoulli’s formula for integration of product of two functions. 

Note :

Since u is a polynomial function of x , the successive derivative u(m)will be zero for some positive integer m and so all further derivatives will be zero only.

Hence the right-hand-side of the above formula contains a finite number of terms only.

Evaluate the following.

Problem 1 :

Solution :

= e-2 (1-3/2 - 6/4 - 6/16) + 3/8

= e-2 (1-3/2 - 3/2 - 3/8) + 3/8

= e-2 (1-6/2 - 3/8) + 3/8

= e-2 (8-24-3)/8 + 3/8

= -19e-2/8 + 3/8

Problem 2 :

Solution :

π/4 [(-cos 3π/4)/3] + sin(3π/4)/9 - 0 - 0

= π/4 [(1/3√2)] + 1/9√2

π/12√2 + 1/9√2

= (1/√2)[π/12 + 1/9]

Problem 3 :

Solution :

Using Bernoulli's theorem,

u = t, dv = et dt

u' = 1, v = et dt and v1 = et

= [tet - 1et] limits 0 to π/4

= [π/4eπ/4  - 1eπ/4 + 1]

eπ/4(π/4  - 1) + 1

Problem 4 :

Solution :

Let u = x2 and dv = cos 2x

u' = 2x, u'' = 2

v = sin 2x/2, v1 = -cos2x/4, v2 = -sin2x/8

= [x2(sin 2x/2) - 2x (-cos2x/4) + 2(-sin2x/8)] 0 to π/2

By applying the limit, we get

= -π/4

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