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Section 5.7 Integration strategy (TI7)

Activity 5.7.1.

Consider the integral ettan(et)sec2(et)dt. Which strategy is a reasonable first step to make progress towards evaluating this integral?

  1. The method of substitution

  2. The method of integration by parts

  3. Trigonometric substitution

  4. Using a table of integrals

  5. The method of partial fractions

Activity 5.7.2.

Consider the integral 2x+31+x2dx. Which strategy is a reasonable first step to make progress towards evaluating this integral?

  1. The method of substitution

  2. The method of integration by parts

  3. Trigonometric substitution

  4. Using a table of integrals

  5. The method of partial fractions

Activity 5.7.3.

Consider the integral x1x23dx. Which strategy is a reasonable first step to make progress towards evaluating this integral?

  1. The method of substitution

  2. The method of integration by parts

  3. Trigonometric substitution

  4. Using a table of integrals

  5. The method of partial fractions

Activity 5.7.4.

Consider the integral 12x136x2dx. Which strategy is a reasonable first step to make progress towards evaluating this integral?

  1. The method of substitution

  2. The method of integration by parts

  3. Trigonometric substitution

  4. Using a table of integrals

  5. The method of partial fractions

Activity 5.7.5.

Consider the integral t5cos(t3)dt. Which strategy is a reasonable first step to make progress towards evaluating this integral?

  1. The method of substitution

  2. The method of integration by parts

  3. Trigonometric substitution

  4. Using a table of integrals

  5. The method of partial fractions

Activity 5.7.6.

Consider the integral 11+exdx. Which strategy is a reasonable first step to make progress towards evaluating this integral?

  1. The method of substitution

  2. The method of integration by parts

  3. Trigonometric substitution

  4. Using a table of integrals

  5. The method of partial fractions

Subsection 5.7.1 Videos

Figure 81. Video: I can select appropriate strategies for integration