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U-substitution is a method for integrating that makes the process much easier.
Say we nee to evaluate
What we want to do is set equal to the part of the function which we have the derivative of also in the function. Here we would set equal to because the derivative of is . This will make things easier down the line.
Now we know that and so we can rewrite the original function in terms of .
What is the original function rewritten in terms of ?
Once we have the function in terms of it is much easier to see what the integral is.
Evaluate
Now all we need to do is plug back into the function.