LIATE rule

LIATE rule

IB Year 6 | Grade 12

A way to choose "\(u\)" is by applying the following LIATE rule:

Increasing priority to be chosen as (u):

\[ \longleftarrow \]

LIATE rule

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Logarithmic, e.g., \(\ln x\), \(\mathrm{lg} x \)

Inverse trigonometric, e.g., \(\arcsin, \arctan \)

Algebraic, e.g., \(x^2, \sqrt{x}\)

Trigonometric, e.g., \(\sin x, \cos x \)

Exponential, e.g., \(e^x\)

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