[Math] Integration by parts $\int xe^{x^2} dx$.

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Find with integration by parts $$\int xe^{x^2} dx$$.


$$\int xe^{x^2} dx$$

Let $u(x) = x \ \ \ v^{'}(x) = e^{x^2}$

Now I can write the integral as $$\int xe^{x^2} dx = x \int e^{x^2} dx – \int\left(\int e^{x^2} dx \right) dx$$

Even after trying everything I am unable to solve $v^{'}(x) = e^{x^2}$ for $v(x)$.


I can do this question substitution $u = x^2$ but I told use integration by parts to do this question. What should I do ?

Best Answer

Take $u=e^{x^2}$ then $du=2xe^{x^2}$ and $v=\frac{x^2}{2}$ so $$\int xe^{x^2}dx=\frac{x^2e^{x^2}}{2}-\int x^3e^{x^2}dx$$ Take $u=e^{x^2}$ and $dv=x^3$ then $$\int x^3e^{x^2}dx=\frac{x^4}{4}e^{x^2}-\frac{1}{2}\int x^5e^{x^2}dx$$ Similary $$\int x^5e^{x^2}dx=\frac{x^6}{6}e^{x^2}-\frac{1}{3}\int x^7e^{x^2}dx$$ In general $$\int x^{2n+1}e^{x^2}dx=\frac{x^{2n+2}}{2n+2}e^{x^2}-\frac{1}{n+1}\int x^{2n+3}e^{x^2}dx$$ From that we can take a few terms and notice that $$\int xe^{x^2}dx=\frac{x^2}{2}e^{x^2}-\frac{x^4}{4}e^{x^2}+\frac{x^6}{12}e^{x^2}-\frac{x^8}{48}e^{x^2}+\frac{x^{10}}{240}e^{x^2}+\cdots\\\int xe^{x^2}dx=\frac{e^{x^2}}{2}\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^{k+1}x^{2k}}{k!}$$Now with few adjustments you'll get$$e^{-x^2}=\sum_{k=0}^\infty\frac{(-1)^kx^{2k}}{k!}=1+\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{(-1)^kx^{2k}}{k!}=1-\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{(-1)^{k+1}x^{2k}}{k!}\\\int xe^{x^2}dx=\frac{e^{x^2}}{2}\left(1-e^{-x^2}\right)=\frac{e^{x^2}}{2}+C$$