Integration Flashcards
Sum rule
If f(x) = g(x) + n(x), Then ∫ f(x) dx = ∫ g(x) dx + ∫ n(x) dx
- Integrate term by term
Constants rule
∫ ax^n dx = ax^(n+1) / (n+1)
- Leave constants out of integration, then multiply in at the end
Calculating the constant of integration
- Integrate to obtain the original function
- Substitute in given values from question
- Solve equation to find ‘c’ value
- Rewrite integrated function with ‘c’ value (and the original x/y variables)
- If beginning from the second derivative, integrate twice to obtain the original function. This will produce two constants of integration.
Integrating exponential functions
The answer will be the original function divided by the differentiated value of the power, + c ( x 1/x’)
- Leave constants out of integration, then multiply in at the end
Integrating log functions
- Break down main fraction into smaller fractions
- Apply sum rule
- Integrate each term separately
- Rewrite integrated function, + c
- Terms on the bottom half of the fraction can be moved to the top by inverting the sign of the power
Integrating trigonometric functions
The answer will be the integrated trig function divided by the differentiated value of the ‘x’ value, + c ( x 1/x’)
- Leave constants out of integration, then multiply in at the end
Integrating trigonometric products
- Rewrite function to be integrated as sums (using trig product rules)
- Apply sum rule
- Integrate each term separately
- Simplify and rewrite integrated function, + c
- Leave constants out of integration, then multiply in at the end
Guess/check method for integrating products
If question is f [g(x)]^n
- Try differentiating g(x)^(n+1)
If question is f (e)^g(x)
- Try differentiating (e)^g(x)
If question is f [trig(g(x))]
- Try differentiating ‘differentiation result’ of trig (g(x))
Then from the result of the guess, determine the factor needed to reach the same guess value tried. Then, add this factor to the guess value tried and rewrite function, + c
Guess/check method for integrating quotients
If question is f’(x)/f(x)
- Try differentiating f(x)
Then from the result of the guess, determine the factor needed to reach the same guess value tried. Then, add this factor to the guess value tried and rewrite function, + c
Integrating rational functions in the form (ax+b) / (cx + d)
Divide the denominator into the numerator, then integrate
Integrating by substitution
- Write the expression to be integrated in terms of u instead of x
- Adjust for integrating with respect to u instead of x.
- u = term
- du/dx = differentiated term
- du = differentiated term (dx)
- dx = (du)/differentiated term
- In the integral, after making the substitution with u, replace dx with its equivalent value
eg. (du)/differentiated term - After completing the integration ‘substitute back’, so the final answer is in terms of x, not u.
Properties of definite integrals - Sign
- b∫a f(x) dx = -a∫b f(x) dx
- Width of each integral is now (b-a)/n, hence the base of each rectangle is negative. If the order of the limits of integration are reversed, then the sign of the integral changes.
Properties of definite integrals - Width = 0
- a∫a f(x) dx = 0
- Width of each integral is 0.
Properties of definite integrals - Additive
- b∫a f(x) dx + c∫b f(x) dx = c∫a f(x) dx
- Area is additive
Properties of even functions
- A function f(x) is even if f(-x) = f(x) for all values of x
- Function has the y-axis as an axis of symmetry
Properties of odd functions
- A function f(x) is odd if f(-x) = -f(x) for all values of x
- Function has point symmetry (half-turn rotational symmetry) about the origin
Properties of periodic functions
- A function f(x) is periodic if f(x) = f(x+a) for all values of x and some fixed, non-zero value ‘a’.
- Function repeats itself at regular intervals
- Smallest positive value of the fixed number ‘a’ is the period of the function.
Integration properties of even functions
If a∫-a f(x) dx = 2 a∫0 f(x) dx,
Then function is even