Prove:
Integration by parts formula:
Find u, du, v, and dv for this function:
Plug these values into the IBP formula.
Multiply and simplify the factors. Factor the negative out of the integral.
Factor out a/b from the integral.
Now we are going to apply IBP to the function: . Find u, du, v, and dv for this function.
Plug these values into the IBP formula.
Multiply and simplify the factors.
Factor out a/b from the integral.
Notice that we have the same integral we started with. Let's plug this integral into the original IBP we did.
Distribute a/b inside the parentheses.
Factor 1/b out of the right side of the equation.
Multiply both sides by b to get rid of 1/b.
Add the integral to both sides of the equation.
Factor the integral on the left side.
, so we can multiply both sides of the equation by .
Simplify the equation before multiplying everything by .
Multiply the two factors together. Notice that the two b's in the denominator and numerator, respectively, cancel out. We are left with:
Factor from the numerator.
Split the numerator and denominator to make it appear the same as the original question.
Since we are taking the integral of something, we can add a +C at the end to complete the problem.
This is equivalent to the proof that we are given, therefore, we proved the integral correctly.