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Antiderivatives
An antiderivative is useful when you know the rate of change, and you want to find a point from that rate of change
A function
F
is said to be an antiderivative off
ifF'(x) = f(x)
Notation
The collection of all antiderivatives of a function f
is referred to as the indefinite integral of f
with respect to $x$, and is denoted by:
\int f(x) dx
Examples
Find the antiderivative of the function
y = x^2
- We know that to find the derivative of the above function, you'd multiply by the exponent (
2
), and subtract 1 from the exponent. - To perform this operation in reverse:
- Add 1 to the exponent
- Multiply by
\dfrac{1}{n + 1}
- This gives us an antiderivative of$\dfrac{1}{3}x^3$
Formulas
Differentiation Formula | Integration Formula |
---|---|
\dfrac{d}{dx} x^n = nx^{x-1} |
\int x^n dx = \dfrac{1}{n+1}x^{n+1}+ C for n \ne -1 |
\dfrac{d}{dx} kx = k |
\int k \space dx = kx + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} \ln \|x\| = \dfrac{1}{x} |
\int \dfrac{1}{x}dx = \ln \|x\| + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} e^x = e^x |
\int e^x dx = e^x + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} a^x = (\ln{a}) a^x |
\int a^xdx = \ln \|x\| + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} \sin x = \cos x |
\int \cos(x) dx = \sin (x) + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} \cos x = -\sin x |
\int \sin(x)dx = \sin x + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} \tan{x} = \sec^2 x |
\int \sec^2(x)dx = \tan(x) + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} \sec x = \sec x \tan x |
\int sec^2(x) dx = \sec(x) + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} \sin^{-1} x = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}} |
\int \sec(x) \tan(x) dx = \sec x + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} \tan^{-1} x = \dfrac{1}{1+x^2} |
\int \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^2}}dx = \tan^{-1}x + C |
\dfrac{d}{dx} k f(x) = k f'(x) |
\int k*f(x)dx = k\int f(x)dx |
\dfrac{d}{dx} f(x) \pm g(x) = f'(x) \pm g'(x) |
\int (f(x) \pm g(x))dx = \int f(x) dx \pm \int g(x) dx |