U-substitution: A technique for evaluating integrals by substituting u = g(x) and du = g prime(x) dx to simplify the integrand.
How to apply it: Identify an inner function and its derivative within the integrand to set up the substitution.
Course: AP Calculus AB · Unit: Integration and Accumulation of Change
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