3/3/2020 Integration

Integration
To integrate: Add one to the power and divide by the new power. When integrating always add a constant,

.
c

4x 3

integrated is
3
4x

4x 3 + 1
∫ 4x 3dx = 3+1
+ c = x4 + c

. 3+1
4x
3 4
∫ 4x dx = + c = x + c
The 3 + 1

∫
symbol means integrate and the
∫

dx

above means integrate with respect to

dx

.
x
We can integrate a sum using the same rule for each term.

2x 5 − 4x 7

when integrated is
5 7
2x − 4x

2x 5 + 1 4x 7 + 1 x6 x8
∫ 2x 5 − 4x 7dx = 5+1 7+1
+c=
3
−
2
+c

. 5+1 7+1 6 8
2x 4x x x
5 7
∫ 2x − 4x dx = + c + c = −
This rule 'add one to
5 +the
1 power
7 + 1 and divide
3 by the
2 new power' works for

's and constants too.

To integrate

3x

write as

3x 1

then apply the rule to give

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31 3x 1 + 1 3x 2
dx = +c= +c
x 1+1 2

.
To integrate

write as

4x 0

then integrate using the above gives

4x 0 + 1
∫ 4x 0dx = 0+1
+ c = 4x + c

.
Integrate

4x 2 − 6x − 4

.
Write

4x 2 − 6x 1 − 4x 0

.
We have

4x 2 + 1 6x 1 + 1 4x 0 + 1
∫ 4x 2 − 6x 1 − 4x 0dx = 2+1
−
1+1
−
0+1
+c

4x 3
= − 3x 2 − 4x + c
3

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