How do you integrate int e^(1/x^2)/x^3dx?

1 Answer
Jan 7, 2017

-e^(1//x^2)/2+C

Explanation:

inte^(1//x^2)/x^3dx

Let u=1/x^2. Differentiating this, we see that du=-2/x^3dx.

We currently have 1/x^3dx in the integrand, so we need to multiply by -2 in the integral and -1/2 to balance this on the exterior of the integral.

=inte^(1//x^2)(1/x^3dx)=-1/2inte^(1//x^2)(-2/x^3dx)=-1/2inte^udu

The integral of e^u is itself:

=-1/2e^u=-e^(1//x^2)/2+C