Evaluate .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: Integrate by parts with and , so .
- Step 2: .
- Step 3: Combine: .
Answer
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Why not the others: is the integral of alone and ignores the boundary term; the other two use the wrong factor of or the wrong sign.
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