\begin{frame} \frametitle{The Substitution Rule for Indefinite Integrals} \begin{malign} \int \sqrt{2x+1} dx \end{malign} \pause\medskip \begin{exampleblock}{} We choose $u = \pause 2x+1$. \pause Then $u' = 2$\pause, and hence \begin{talign} \int \sqrt{2x+1} dx \mpause[1]{&= \int \sqrt{u} \frac{du}{2} } \mpause{= \frac{1}{2} \int \sqrt{u}\, du }\\ \mpause{&= \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{3}u^{\frac{3}{2}} + C} \mpause{= \frac{1}{3} (2x+1)^{\frac{3}{2}} + C} \end{talign} \end{exampleblock} \pause\pause\pause\pause\pause\medskip We could have chosen another $u$. For example: \pause \begin{exampleblock}{} We choose $u = \sqrt{2x+1}$. \pause Then $u' = \pause \frac{1}{2\sqrt{2x+1}}\cdot 2 \pause= \frac{1}{u}$\pause. Then \begin{talign} \int \sqrt{2x+1} dx \mpause[1]{&= \int u\, \frac{du}{1/u} } \mpause{= \int u^2\, du }\\ \mpause{&= \frac{1}{3}u^{3} + C} \mpause{= \frac{1}{3}\big(\sqrt{2x+1}\big)^{3} + C} \mpause{= \frac{1}{3} (2x+1)^{\frac{3}{2}} + C} \end{talign} \end{exampleblock} \vspace{10cm} \end{frame}