Techniques of Integration flashcards

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Integrate x^3

x^4/4 + c

from “The Antiderivative”

Integrate x^1

x^2/2 + c

from “The Antiderivative”

Integrate 40x^4

8x^5 + c

from “Integrating Powers”

Integrate 20x^4

4x^5 + c

from “Integrating Powers”

f'(x) = 2x and the curve passes through (2, 7). C = ?

3

from “Finding the Constant of Integration”

f'(x) = 2x and the curve passes through (3, 11). C = ?

2

from “Finding the Constant of Integration”

∫ from 0 to 3 of x² dx is read aloud as

"the integral from 0 to 3 of x squared, dx"

from “Reading the Integral Sign”

The numbers top and bottom of the integral sign give

where the sweep starts and stops

from “Reading the Integral Sign”

u = x³ + 1. du = ?

3x² dx

from “Differentials”

y = x². dy = ?

2x dx

from “Differentials”

Taking the strip width to zero turns the total into

an exact area

from “The Definite Integral”

The definite integral is

the limit those totals approach

from “The Definite Integral”

A left Riemann sum reads each rectangle’s height at

the left edge of the strip

from “Left, Right and Midpoint Riemann Sums”

For y = x²/4 on [0, 4] in 4 strips, the right sum is

7.5

from “Left, Right and Midpoint Riemann Sums”

Letting n → ∞ in Σ f(xᵢ) Δx gives

the definite integral

from “The Riemann Sum in Sigma Notation”

The sample point of the strip numbered i is

a + i Δx

from “The Riemann Sum in Sigma Notation”

∫ 2x dx from 0 to 4

16

from “The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus”

∫ 2x dx from 0 to 5

25

from “The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus”

An integral gives +3, then −3. The total area covered is

6

from “Area Below the Axis”

f stays below the axis on [2, 6]. Its integral there is

negative

from “Area Below the Axis”

If ∫ from 2 to 5 of f is 7, then ∫ from 5 to 2 of f is

−7

from “Properties of the Definite Integral”

∫ (f + g) dx equals

∫ f dx + ∫ g dx

from “Properties of the Definite Integral”

For ∫ 2x(x² + 1)⁵ dx, let u be

x² + 1

from “Integration by Substitution”

Carry u = x² + 1 through ∫ 2x(x² + 1)⁵ dx. The answer is

(x² + 1)⁶/6 + c

from “Integration by Substitution”

∫ e^(5x) dx

e^(5x)/5 + c

from “Integrating f(ax + b)”

∫ cos 2x dx

sin 2x/2 + c

from “Integrating f(ax + b)”

For ∫ x eˣ dx, the best choice of u is

x

from “Integration by Parts”

Integration by parts gives ∫u dv =

uv − ∫v du

from “Integration by Parts”

∫ cos x dx

sin x + c

from “Integrating Trigonometric Functions”

∫ sin x dx

−cos x + c

from “Integrating Trigonometric Functions”

To integrate it, sin²x rewrites as

(1 − cos 2x)/2

from “Integrating sin² and cos²”

Which identity removes the square?

the double angle formula for cos 2A

from “Integrating sin² and cos²”

∫ eˣ dx

eˣ + c

from “Integrating Exponentials and Logarithms”

∫ (1 / x) dx

ln|x| + c

from “Integrating Exponentials and Logarithms”

Over a repeated factor (x−1)², the split needs

A/(x−1) + B/(x−1)²

from “Integration by Partial Fractions”

Over an unfactorable x² + 1, the numerator is

Ax + B

from “Integration by Partial Fractions”

∫ 3x² / (x³ + 5) dx

ln|x³ + 5| + c

from “Integrals of f′ over f”

The pattern needs the numerator to be

the derivative of the denominator

from “Integrals of f′ over f”

∫ tan x dx

−ln|cos x| + c

from “Integrating sec²x, sec x tan x and tan x”

∫ cot x dx

ln|sin x| + c

from “Integrating sec²x, sec x tan x and tan x”

∫ 1 / (4 + x²) dx

(1/2) tan⁻¹(x/2) + c

from “Integrals That Give tan⁻¹ and sin⁻¹”

∫ 1 ÷ √(1 − x²) dx

sin⁻¹x + c

from “Integrals That Give tan⁻¹ and sin⁻¹”

Which identity does the substitution x = a tan θ use?

1 + tan²θ = sec²θ

from “Choosing a Trigonometric Substitution”

For ∫ √(25 − x²) dx, which substitution clears the root?

x = 5 sin θ

from “Choosing a Trigonometric Substitution”

Why may arsinh(x/a) + c be written as a logarithm?

arsinh is a logarithm already

from “Integrals That Give arsinh and arcosh”

What is ∫ dx/√(x² + 1)?

arsinh x + c

from “Integrals That Give arsinh and arcosh”

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