Integration by Parts is used to Generate Reduction Formulae that allows some quite Complex Integration to be carried out.
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A reduction formula is one that enables us to solve an integral problem by reducing it to a problem of solving an easier integral problem, and then reducing that to the problem of solving an easier problem, and so on.
For example, if we let

Integration by parts allows us to simplify this to


which is our desired reduction formula. Note that we stop at
.
Similarly, if we let

then integration by parts lets us simplify this to

Using the trigonometric identity, tan2=sec2-1, we can now write

Rearranging, we get

Note that we stop at n=1 or 2 if n is odd or even respectively.
As in these two examples, integrating by parts when the integrand contains a power often results in a reduction formula.
Watch a video by MIDNIGHTTUTOR on Repeated Integration by Parts
Integration By PARTS leads to a REDUCTION FORMULA
"JUST THE MATHS" REDUCTION FORMULAE NOTES
See also FP3 MIXED INTEGRATION METHODS
A explanatory piece on reduction formula together with many detailed worked problems.
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