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Integration by part

Integration by part is implemented via the IPP command. You have to put a defined integral $\int _a^b f(t) \ dt $ at level 2 and a function u(t) at level 1. Let v=f/u', then IPP returns

\begin{displaymath}\int _a^b f(t) \ dt =\int _a^b u'v(t) \ dt
=[uv(t)]_a^b -\int _a^b u v'(t) \ dt \end{displaymath}

You may call IPP twice or more. In this case, the transformation applies on the first integral of the second member of the equality.
Example:



Bernard Parisse
1998-07-31