By the fundemental theorem calculus we are able to say that:
The Substition Formula: If f and g′ are continuous, then
∫g(b)g(a)f(u)du=∫baf(g(x))⋅g′(x)dx
This formula is often stated for indefinite integrals by:
∫f(u)du=∫f(g(x))⋅g′(x)dxwhereu=g(x)
I was trying to find a rigorous proof to the second formulation, but have come up short so far. I was wondering whether it can indeed be rigorously proved, since it is often taught in early calculus class. I found a remark in Spivak's book on calculus saying that:
"This formula cannot be taken literally (after all, ∫f(u)du should mean a primitive of f and the symbol ∫f(g(x))g′(x)dx should mean a primitive of (f∘g)⋅g′; these are certainly not equal)."
Is there a rigorous sense in which the second formulation has a proof, or is just a symbolic manipulation?
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