Indefinite Integrals
 

Indefinite integral



Calculating an indefinite integral is the inverse of the derivative operation - we look for the original function from a given derivative. Indefinite integral of the function f (x) is denoted as:




The function , which is obtained by integration, is called a primitive function. Since the derivative of the constant is equal to zero, we add any constant to the primitive function C - additive constant.


Table of basic indefinite integrals

































Basic integration rules


Let's look at the basic rules of integration.


Integrating the sum and difference of functions



The integral of the sum or the difference is equal to the sum or difference of integrals.




Integrating the product of a constant and a function



The constant before the function we integrate can be written before the integral sign.




Integrate by introducing a new variable



Let us have an integral of the following type:




We start integrating by introducing a new variable:




The derivative of the new variable is:



We insert a new variable in our initial integral:



An integral in the form is often easier to solve than the original notation .


Integrating in part



The rule is most often used in the integration of the product of an algebraic function (eg quadratic, power, polynomial, root, ... functions) and a transcendent function (eg exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, ... function) or in the product of two transcendent functions.


Let and be derivable functions.


Let's separate their product:



By integrating in parts, we can convert the original integral into a much simpler integral in certain situations. However, we must be careful to choose for that part of the integral that is simplified in the derivative.


Integrating Rational Functions



If we need to integrate the rational function and cannot calculate the integral in one of the ways described above, then we usually try to write such a function as the sum of partial fractions. However, such fractions can be integrated.


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