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$\int x^{2}e^{x^{3}}\,dx$ equals

A$\dfrac{1}{3}e^{x^{2}}+C$
B$\dfrac{1}{2}e^{x^{3}}+C$
C$\dfrac{1}{3}e^{x^{3}}+C$
D$\dfrac{1}{2}e^{x^{2}}+C$
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. $\dfrac{1}{3}e^{x^{3}}+C$
1. Put $t=x^{3}$, so $dt=3x^{2}\,dx$, i.e. $x^{2}\,dx=\dfrac{1}{3}dt$. 2. Integral $=\dfrac{1}{3}\int e^{t}\,dt=\dfrac{1}{3}e^{t}$. 3. Back-substitute: $\dfrac{1}{3}e^{x^{3}}+C$. 4. Options with $e^{x^{2}}$ misread the exponent; option B has wrong constant. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Ch 7 "Integrals", p.329_
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