BASIC
CALCULUS
Applications of Differentiation
to calculate business profit and loss
Applications of Differentiation
To monitor temperature changes
Applications of Differentiation
To calculate the distance or speed travelled
Applications of Differentiation
Population growth or decay
Applications of Differentiation
To solve for maximum and minimum measurements
ANTIDIFFERENTIATION
Lets consider the function:
𝒚 = 𝒙𝟓
𝒅𝒚
= 𝒏𝒙𝒏−𝟏
𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚
= 𝟓𝒙𝟓−𝟏
𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚
= 𝟓𝒙𝟒
𝒅𝒙
Also, if:
𝒚 = 𝒙𝟓 + 𝟑
𝒅𝒚
= 𝒏𝒙𝒏−𝟏 + 𝟎
𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚
= 𝟓𝒙𝟓−𝟏 + 𝟎
𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚
= 𝟓𝒙𝟒
𝒅𝒙
Similarly, if:
𝒚 = 𝒙𝟓 − 𝟐
𝒅𝒚
= 𝒏𝒙𝒏−𝟏 − 𝟎
𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚
= 𝟓𝒙𝟓−𝟏 − 𝟎
𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚
= 𝟓𝒙𝟒
𝒅𝒙
In general, the derivative of: 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟓 + 𝑪,
where C is any constant, is: 𝟓𝒙𝟒
𝒅𝒚
Now reversing the process, from: = 𝒏𝒙𝒏−𝟏 ,
𝒅𝒙
The result would be: 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟓 + 𝑪
Hence, the process of reversing the operation of
differentiation is called:
Antidifferentiation
or
Indefinite Integration
Therefore, if the derivative of 𝒙𝟓 is 𝟓𝒙𝟒 ,
then the antiderivative of 𝟓𝒙𝟒 is 𝒙𝟓 + 𝐜.
Aside from 𝒙𝟓 , can you give another
antiderivative of 𝟓𝒙𝟒 ?
Antidifferentiation
or Indefinite Integration is the process
of finding the antiderivative. It is the inverse
operation of differentiation.
Antiderivative
A function 𝐹 is an antiderivative of the
function 𝑓 on an interval I if 𝐹 ′ 𝑥 = 𝑓 𝑥 ,
for every value of x in I.
Also called the Integral.
Integral sign
or
General
antiderivative
If 𝐹 is an antiderivative of 𝑓
Basic Rules of
Integration
Integral of zero
න 0 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑐
Integral of a constant
න 𝑘 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑐
Where k is any constant.
Integral of a variable with power
𝑛+1
𝑛
𝑥
න 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = +𝑐
𝑛+1
Where n ≠ 𝟏
Integral of a constant times a function
න 𝑘 𝑓 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = [𝑘 න 𝑓 𝑥 𝑑𝑥] + 𝑐
Integral of sum and difference
න 𝑓 𝑥 ± 𝑔 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 =
න 𝑓 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 ± න 𝑔 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑐
Integral of exponential functions:
𝑥
𝑎
න 𝑎 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = +𝑐
ln(𝑎)
Where 𝒂 > 𝟎, 𝒂 ≠ 𝟏
Integral of logarithmic functions:
න 𝑥 −1 𝑑𝑥 = ln(𝑥) + 𝑐
Integral of trigonometric functions:
න cos(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = sin(x) + 𝑐 න c𝑠 𝑐 2 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = −cot(x) + 𝑐
න sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = −cos(x) + 𝑐 න sec x tan(x)𝑑𝑥 = sec(x) + 𝑐
න se𝑐 2 (𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = tan(x) + 𝑐 න csc x cot x 𝑑𝑥 = −csc(x) + 𝑐