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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 of f if F'(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

1. We know that to find the derivative of the above function, you'd multiply by the exponent (2), and subtract 1 from the exponent.
2. To perform this operation in reverse:
   1. Add 1 to the exponent
   2. Multiply by \dfrac{1}{n + 1}
3. This gives us an antiderivative of \dfrac{1}{3}x^3
4. To check our work, work backwards.
5. The derivative of \dfrac{1}{3}x^3 is \dfrac{1}{3} (3x^2)
6. = \dfrac{3}{3} x^2

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

Area Under a Curve

The area under the curve y = f(x) can be approximated by the equation \sum_{i = 1}^n f(\hat{x_i})\Delta x where \hat{x_i} is any point on the interval [x_{i - 1}, x_i], and the curve is divided into n equal parts of width \Delta x

Any sum of this form is referred to as a Reimann Sum.

To summarize:

• The area under a curve is equal to the sum of the area of n rectangular subdivisions where each rectangle has a width of \Delta x and a height of f(x).

Definite Integrals

Let f be a continuous function on the interval [a, b]. Divide [a, b] into n equal parts of width \Delta x = \dfrac{b - a}{n} . Let x_0, x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_3 be the endpoints of the subdivision.

The definite integral of f(x) with respect to x from x = a to x = b can be denoted:

\int_{a}^b f(x) dx

And can be defined as:

\int_a^b f(x) dx = \lim_{n \to \infty} \sum_{i = 1}^n f(x_i)\Delta x

f(x_i) is the height of each sub-interval, and \Delta x is the change in the x interval, so f(x_i) \Delta x is solving for the area of each sub-interval.

• If your function is always positive, then the value of a definite integral is the area under the curve.
• If the function is always negative, then the value of a definite integral is the area above the curve to zero.
• If the function has both positive and negative values, the output is equal to the area above the curve minus the area below the curve.

Examples

Find the exact value of the integral \int_0^1 5x \space dx

Relevant formulas:

\sum_{i = 1}^n = \dfrac{(n)(n + 1)}{2}

$$ \Delta x = \dfrac{1 - 0}{n} = \dfrac{1}{n} x_i = 0 + \Delta xi + \dfrac{1}{n} \cdot i$$

1. \int_0^1 5x \space dx = \lim_{n \to \infty} \sum_{i=1}^n 5(x_i) \cdot \Delta x
2. = \lim_{n \to \infty} \sum_{i=1}^n 5(\frac{1}{n} \cdot i) \cdot \frac{1}{n}
3. = \lim_{n \to \infty} \sum_{i = 1}^n \dfrac{5}{n^2}\cdot i
4. = \lim_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{5}{n^2} \sum_{i = 1}^n i
5. = \lim_{x \to \infty} \dfrac{5}{n^2} \cdot \dfrac{n(n + 1)}{2}
6. = \lim_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{5n^2 + 5n}{2n^2}
7. = \dfrac{5}{2}

Properties of Integrals

1. \int_a^a f(x)dx = 0 - An integral with a domain of zero will always evaluate to zero.
2. \int_b^a f(x)dx = -\int_a^b f(x) dx - The integral from a \to b is equal to the integral from -(b\to a)
3. \int_a^b cf(x) dx = c \int_a^b f(x) dx - A constant from inside of an integral can be moved outside of an integral
4. \int_a^b f(x) \pm g(x) dx = \int_a^b f(x) dx \pm \int_a^b g(x)dx - Integrals can be distributed
5. \int_a^c f(x)dx = \int_a^b f(x)dx + \int_b^c f(x)dx - An integral can be split into two smaller integrals covering the same domain, added together.

Averages

To find the average value of f(x) on the interval [a, b] is given by the formula:

Average = \dfrac{1}{b-a} \int_a^b f(x)dx