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Integral formulas and rules reference

Integral Techniques

u Substitution

abf[g(x)g(x)]u=g(x);du=g(x)
g(a)g(b)=f(u)du

When you do a u sub you have to either change the limits of integration to be consistent with the transformation or before you calculate the numbers with the limits convert all the "u's" back to g(x)

Integration by Parts

udv=uvvdu

Use LIPET to calculate u and v
- L = Logarithms
- I = Inverse trigonometry
- P = Polynomial
- E = Exponential
- T = Trigonometry

While not always guaranteed to work its a decent rule of thumb and a good starting place
You will ocasionally have to do multiple IBP's to solve an integral, as well as canceling parts when it goes into recursion. To speed this process you can use the tabular method

udv+udvudv+udv

By adding the multiplied diagonals and alternating signs, this is equivalent to doing an integration by parts, and can speed up the process by quite a bit

udv=[udv][udv]+[udv]

Trigonometric Substitution

Form Looks Like Substitution
b2x2a2 sec2θ1=tan2θ x=absecθ
a2b2x2 1sin2θ=cos2θ x=absinθ
a2+b2x2 tan2θ+1=sec2θ x=abtanθ

Trigonometric Integrals

sinm(x)cosn(x)dx
if Strategy
m odd and positive, n real Split off sin(x), rewrite the resulting even power of sin(x) in terms of cos(x), use u=cos(x)
n odd and positive, m real Split off cos(x), rewrite the resulting even power of cos(x) in terms of sin(x), use u=sin(x)
m and n both even, nonnegative integers Use half-angle formulas to transform the integrand into a polynomial in cos(2x) and apply the preceding strategies once again to powers of cos(2x) greater than 1.

tanm(x)secn(x)dx
if Strategy
m odd and positive, n real Split off sec(x)tan(x), rewrite the remaining even power of tan(x) in terms of sec(x), use u=sec(x)
n even and positive, m real Split off sec2(x), rewrite the remaining even power of sec(x) in terms of tan(x), use u=tan(x)
m and n both even, nonnegative integers Rewrite the even power of tan(x) in terms of sec(x) to produce a polynomial in sec(x); apply the 4th reduction formula below to each term

Reduction formulas
(note: can only be used if function is by itself)

  1. sinnxdx=sinn1xcosxn+n1nsinn2xdx
  2. cosnxdx=cosn1xsinxn+n1ncosn2xdx
  3. tannxdx=tann1xn1tann2xdx,n1
  4. secnxdx=secn2xtanxn1+n2n1secn2xdx,n1

Partial Fractions

Factor in denominator Term in partial fraction decomposition
ax+b Aax+b
(ax+b)k A1ax+b+A2(ax+b)2++Ak(ax+b)k
ax2+bx+c Ax+Bax2+bx+c
(ax2+bx+c)k A1x+B1ax2+bx+c+A2x+B2(ax2+bx+c)2++Akx+Bk(ax2+bx+c)k

Polynomials

dx=x+ckdx=kx+cxndx=xn+1n+1+c
1xdx=ln|x|+c1ax+bdx=ln|ax+b|a+c

Trigonometry

sinudu=cosu+ccscudu=ln|cscucotu|+c
cosudu=sinu+csecudu=ln|secu+tanu|+c
tanudu=ln|secu|+ccotudu=ln|sinu|+c
secutanudu=secu+ccscucotudu=cscu+c
sec2udu=tanu+ccsc2udu=cotu+c
sec3udu=12(secutanu+ln|secu+tanu|)+c
csc3udu=12(cscucotu+ln|cscucotu|)+c

Exponential/Logarithmic

eudu=eu+caudu=aulna+c
lnudu=uln(u)u+c1ulnudu=ln|lnu|+c
ueudu=(u1)eu+c
eausin(bu)du=eaua2+b2(asin(bu)bcos(bu))+c
eaucos(bu)du=eaua2+b2(acos(bu)+bsin(bu))+c

Inverse Trigonometry

sin1udu=usin1u+1u2+c
1a2u2du=sin1(ua)+c

cos1udu=ucos1u1u2+c
1uu2a2du=1asec1(ua)+c

tan1udu=utan1u12ln(1+u2)+c
1a2+u2du=1atan1(ua)+c

Hyperbolic Trigonometry

sinhudu=coshu+ccsch2udu=cothu+c
coshudu=sinhu+csech2udu=tanhu+c
tanhudu=ln(coshu)+ccothudu=ln(coshx)+c
sechudu=tan1|sinhu|+ccschudu=ln|tanh(u2)|+c
cschucothudu=cschu+csechutanhudu=sechu+c