Repeated integration by parts
What Repeated integration by parts means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Repeated integration by parts
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Applying the method more than once where necessary, for example for ∫ x² eˣ dx, but reduction formulae are excluded.
Topics that use Repeated integration by parts
- Integration (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Antiderivative
- Area between curves
- Area under a curve
- Definite integral
- Differential equation
- Factorisation involving a common factor
- First-Order
- Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
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