How do you integrate (t^2)e^(4t)?

1 Answer
Mar 9, 2018

(t^2e^(4t))/4-1/2((te^(4t))/4-e^(4t)/16)+C

Explanation:

We have intt^2e^(4t)dt.
According to Integration by Parts, intf(t)g(t)dt=f(t)intg(t)dt-intf'(x)(intg(t)dt)dt

Here, f(t)=t^2 and g(t)=e^(4t). So we input:

t^2inte^(4t)dt-int(t^2)'(inte^(4t)dt)dt

A logical route to take is to find inte^(4t)dt

According to Integration by Substitution, intf(g(t))g'(t)dt=intf(u)du, where u=g(t). We can write the above as:

1/4inte^(4t)4dt

1/4inte^(u)du

1/4e^u

e^(4t)/4. So we input:

(t^2e^(4t))/4-1/2intte^(4t)dt

Apply integration by parts for the integral:

tinte^(4t)dt-intt'(inte^(4t)dt)dt

Since we know that inte^(4t)dt is:

(te^(4t))/4-inte^(4t)/4dt

(te^(4t))/4-1/4*1/4e^(4t)

(te^(4t))/4-e^(4t)/16

We can input this into our eariler calculations:

(t^2e^(4t))/4-1/2((te^(4t))/4-e^(4t)/16)

Add the constant of integration:

(t^2e^(4t))/4-1/2((te^(4t))/4-e^(4t)/16)+C