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Definite integrals
Area under a curve and the fundamental theorem of calculus.
A definite integral is the signed area between the curve and the axis on an interval. Find an antiderivative F, then compute F(b) − F(a): the fundamental theorem of calculus. The shaded region in the graph is the area being computed.
Çözümlü örnek · integrate x^2 dx from 0 to 1
Adım adım
- \int_{0}^{1} x^{2}\, dx
First find an antiderivative F, then evaluate F(b) − F(a).
- \int x^{2}\, dx = \frac{x^{3}}{3}
Power rule: ∫xⁿ dx = xⁿ⁺¹/(n+1) (n ≠ −1).
- F(1) - F(0) = \left(\frac{1}{3}\right) - \left(0\right)
Fundamental theorem of calculus: plug in the limits.
- = \frac{1}{3}
Simplify.
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Nasıl: Definite integrals
- First find an antiderivative F, then evaluate F(b) − F(a).
- Power rule: ∫xⁿ dx = xⁿ⁺¹/(n+1) (n ≠ −1).
- Fundamental theorem of calculus: plug in the limits.
- Simplify.
Sık sorulan sorular
What is a derivative in one sentence?
The slope of the graph at a point, the rate at which the output is changing there. Speed is the derivative of position.
What is an integral in one sentence?
The accumulated total of a rate: the area under the curve. Distance travelled is the integral of speed.
Why are derivatives and integrals opposites?
That is the fundamental theorem of calculus: accumulating a rate and then measuring how fast the accumulation grows gets you back the rate. Integration undoes differentiation up to a constant.
When do I use substitution and when integration by parts?
Substitution when part of the integrand is the derivative of another part (u and du both present). Parts when the integrand is a product of two unrelated kinds of function, a polynomial times an exponential, log or trig function.
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