Exercise 738Calculus › Single-variable calculus › Integration › Integration techniquesL1Added 2 Nov 2026
Integrating by parts twice and coming back
#integration by parts#exponential#trigonometric
Statement
Compute .
Hint
Integrate by parts twice. The original integral reappears: treat it as an unknown and solve an equation.
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Solution
First pass. With , :
Second pass. With , :
Solving. , so and
Remark. An antiderivative is . The "cyclic" method also works for and is the real-variable counterpart of taking the imaginary part of .