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Ch. 8 - Techniques of Integration
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.2.22

Evaluate the integrals in Exercises 1–24 using integration by parts.
∫ e^(-y) cos(y) dy

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Identify the integral to solve: \(\int e^{-y} \cos(y) \, dy\).
Recall the integration by parts formula: \(\int u \, dv = uv - \int v \, du\).
Choose \(u\) and \(dv\) wisely. For this integral, let \(u = \cos(y)\) and \(dv = e^{-y} dy\).
Compute \(du\) and \(v\): differentiate \(u\) to get \(du = -\sin(y) dy\), and integrate \(dv\) to get \(v = \int e^{-y} dy = -e^{-y}\).
Apply the integration by parts formula: substitute \(u\), \(v\), \(du\) into \(\int u \, dv = uv - \int v \, du\) and simplify the resulting integral.

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