Help plz.!! Given that y=e^(x^2), find dy/dx Hence find int xe^(x^2)dx?

1 Answer
Mar 27, 2018

Use the chain rule to find dy/dx.

dy/dx =(2x)e^(x^2)

As for the chain rule, let u = x^2. Then du = 2xdx and dx = (du)/(2x).

I = 1/2int e^udu

I = 1/2e^u + C

I = 1/2e^(x^2) + C

Alternatively we could have said

I = 1/2int (2x)e^(x^2)dx

I = 1/2e^(x^2) + C (because integration is the opposite of differentiation)

This is the same answer we got using the substitution.

Hopefully this helps!