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For integration by parts, is the mnemonic for what type of function to substitute u for LIATE or ILATE? In the calculus book I've used, it said LIATE, but on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integration_by_parts#The_ILATE_rule wikipedia] it said ILATE. Is it important? -quantum leap
 
For integration by parts, is the mnemonic for what type of function to substitute u for LIATE or ILATE? In the calculus book I've used, it said LIATE, but on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integration_by_parts#The_ILATE_rule wikipedia] it said ILATE. Is it important? -quantum leap
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It's a mnemonic that gives you advice on how to solve a problem.  Should it be in the article at all?  It has little mathematical value. —[[User:Boy Soprano II|Boy Soprano II]] 22:55, 5 September 2006 (EDT)

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For integration by parts, is the mnemonic for what type of function to substitute u for LIATE or ILATE? In the calculus book I've used, it said LIATE, but on wikipedia it said ILATE. Is it important? -quantum leap

It's a mnemonic that gives you advice on how to solve a problem. Should it be in the article at all? It has little mathematical value. —Boy Soprano II 22:55, 5 September 2006 (EDT)