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These lessons, with video lessons, examples and step-by-step solutions, are suitable for A Level Maths to help students answer questions on integration.
What is integration
ntegration is the reverse process of differentiation. It helps find the antiderivative (original function) from its derivative.
The following diagrams show some examples of Integration Rules: Power Rule, Exponential Rule, Constant Multiple, Absolute Value, Sums and Difference. Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions on how to integrate using some rules of integrals.
How to Solve Basic Integration Problems:
Example of Basic Integration:
\(\int (4x^3 - 6x^2 + 2x + 5) , dx\)
\( = \int 4x^3 , dx - \int 6x^2 , dx + \int 2x , dx + \int 5 , dx\) (Sum/Difference Rule)
\( = 4 \int x^3 , dx - 6 \int x^2 , dx + 2 \int x , dx + 5 \int 1 , dx\) (Constant Multiple Rule)
\( = 4 \left( \frac{x^4}{4} \right) - 6 \left( \frac{x^3}{3} \right) + 2 \left( \frac{x^2}{2} \right) + 5(x) + C\) (Power Rule, Constant Rule)
\( = x^4 - 2x^3 + x^2 + 5x + C\)
Basic Integration
This video will show:
How to find antiderivatives, or indefinite integrals, using basic integration rules.
How to integrate a polynomial with the power rule?
How to integrate negative powers of x, fractional powers of x, and radicals/roots
How to integrate x-1, or 1/x, with the log rule
How to use algebra to rewrite before integrating, separate the numerator of a fraction, or expand a product in order to use the power rule.
Basic Trig and Exponential examples that use rules from the Table of Integrals, as well as trig identities.
Edexcel C1 Core Maths June 2007 Question 9
The curve C with equation y = f(x) passes through the point (5, 65). Given that f’(x) = 6x2 - 10x - 12,
(a) use integration to find f(x).
(b) Hence show that f(x) = x(2x + 3)(x - 4).
(c) In the space provided on page 17, sketch C, showing the coordinates of the points where C crosses the x-axis.
A-Level Maths Edexcel C1 June 2009 Q3b
Worked solution to the above core 1 question on integration.
Integrate
y = 2x3 + 3/x2, x ≠ 0
A-Level : Edexcel : C1 June 2008 Q1
Short question on basic integration.
Integrate 2 + 5x2
A-Level Edexcel C2 June 2007 Q1
Worked solution to this question on integration.
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