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AP Calculus AB›Unit 3: Integration and Accumulation›Integration Techniques

u-Substitution

u-substitution is the chain rule run backwards. Choose an inner function whose derivative also appears in the integrand, and the integral gets simpler.

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Unit 3: Integration and Accumulation

Riemann Sums
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
u-Substitution
Area Between Curves
Volumes of Revolution

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Also called: substitution, u sub