Copyright 2005 by Ron Wallace, all rights reserved. Antiderivative F(x) is an antiderivative of f(x) if F(x) = f(x). Example: 2 5 3 2 5 d x x x dx ( + =
2 Therefore, 5 3 is an antiderivative of 2 5 x x x + 2 5 7 2 5 d x x x dx ( =
2 Therefore, 5 7 is also antiderivative an of 2 5 x x x Antiderivative | | Since 0 for any constant c ... d c dx = 2 5 2 5 d x x c x dx ( + =
2 antideriva 5 is tive an of 2 5 x x c x + Five antiderivatives of f(x)=2x-5 w/ c = 0, 2, 4 Antiderivative If F(x) = f(x), and c is any constant, then F(x) + c is an antiderivative of f(x). Therefore: Antiderivative Assume that F(x) = f(x) and G(x) = f(x). Then d/dx[F(x) - G(x)] = f(x) - f(x) = 0 Therfore F(x) - G(x) = c So, antiderivatives of a function differ by a constant. The Indefinite Integral The process of finding an antiderivative is called integration. Notation: | | ( ) ( ) d F x c f x dx + = The derivative of F(x)+c is f(x). ( ) ( ) f x dx F x c = + } The indefinite integral of f(x) is F(x)+c. Note that these two statements are different notations for the same fact (just opposite processes). Integration Formulas Just reverse the differentiation formulas 1 , if n 1 1 n n x x dx c n + = + = + } x x e dx e c = + } ln x x b b dx c b = + } | | ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) f x g x dx f x dx g x dx = } } } 2 dx x 2 dx 5x 3 dx x 3 (4x + 1) 2 dx 7-2x 3 dx 7-2x 3 dx _____ x 2