AP Calculus AB Unit 5

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Definition:

Antiderivatives

AfunctionF iscalledanantiderivativeof f onanintervalI if F ' x f x forallx inI . Theorem: IfF isanantiderivativeof f onanintervalI ,thenthemost F x C where C isanarbitrary generalantiderivativeof f onI is constant.

Inapplicationsofcalculus,itisverycommontohaveasituationwhereitis requiredtofindafunction,givenknowledgeaboutitsderivatives.Anequation thatinvolvesthederivativesofafunctioniscalledadifferentialequation. Thegeneralsolutionofadifferentialequationinvolvesanarbitraryconstant (orconstants).However,theremaybesomeextraconditionsgiventhatwill determinetheconstantsandthereforeuniquelyspecifythesolution. Eachformulainthetablebelowistruebecausethederivativeofthefunction intherightcolumnappearsintheleftcolumn. Function Particular Antiderivative Function Particular Antiderivative

cf x f x g x xn , x 1 1 x
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cF x F x G x x n +1 n +1 ln x

sin x sec2 x sec x tan x 1 1 x

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cos x tan x sec x

1 sin x

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ex cos x ex sin x 1 1 + x2

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1 tan x

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Example 2x 5 x g Findallfunctions suchthat g . x = 4 sin x + () x

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Example f if f f () 0 = 2. x = ex + 20( 1+ x 2 )and Find ()

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Example f if f x = 12 x 2 + 6x 4 , f () 0 = 4 ,and f () 1 = 1. () Find

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Example Aparticlemovesinastraightlineandhasaccelerationgivenby a( t) = 6t + 4 .Itsinitialvelocityis v() 0 = 6 cm/sanditsinitial s() 0 =9 cm.Finditspositionfunction s( t ). displacementis

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Example

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Aballisthrownupwardwithaspeedof48ft/sfromtheedgeofa t cliff432ftabovetheground.Finditsheightabovetheground secondslater. Whendoesitreachitsmaximumheight? Whendoesithittheground?

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