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Integrating Powers of x (OCR A Level Maths: Pure)

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Integrating Powers of x

What is integration?

  •  Integration is the inverse ('opposite') of differentiation

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How do I integrate powers of x?

  •  For each term …
    • … increase the power (of x) by 1
    • … divide by the new power
  • This does not apply when the original power is -1
    • the new power would be 0 and division by 0 is undefined

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Finding the Constant of Integration

How do I find c? 

  • STEP 1  Rewrite the function into a more easily integrable form
    • Each term needs to be a power of x (or a constant)
  • STEP 2  Integrate each term and remember “+c”
    • Increase power by 1 and divide by new power
  • STEP 3  Substitute the coordinates of a given point in to form an equation in c
    • Solve the equation to find c

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