Integration & Antiderivatives

Emily Davis
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Study Guide Overview
This study guide covers derivatives and antiderivatives (indefinite integrals). It explores the indefinite integrals of common functions including powers of x, exponentials, logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, reciprocal trigonometric functions, and inverse trigonometric functions. A table of common indefinite integrals is provided for easy reference, along with practice questions and a glossary of key terms.
#Derivatives & Antiderivatives
#Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indefinite Integrals of Common Functions
- Table of Common Indefinite Integrals
- Practice Questions
- Glossary
- Summary and Key Takeaways
#Introduction
Understanding derivatives and antiderivatives (indefinite integrals) is crucial in calculus. Differentiation and integration are inverse operations, meaning you can often reverse the process of differentiation to find the indefinite integrals of functions.
Link to IB Curriculum: This section covers the fundamental concepts of calculus, focusing on differentiation and integration, which are essential for understanding the rate of change and the area under curves.
#Indefinite Integrals of Common Functions
#Indefinite Integrals of Powers of
If you know the derivative of a function, you can find its indefinite integral. For any function :
Key Concept: If , then for .
Special Cases:
- , where is a constant
Find the indefinite integral .
Solution:
Using ,
#Indefinite Integrals of Exponentials and
For exponential functions:

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