Antiderivatives of a

Function
 Antiderivatives of a Function

Antidifferentiation is the process of getting the inverse of

differentiation.
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.

4.1 Antiderivatives of a Function

Terminologies and Notations:
• Antidifferentiation is the process of finding the
antiderivative.
• The symbol ∫ , also called the integral sign, denotes the
operation of antidifferentiation.
• The function f is called the integrand.
• If F is an antiderivative of f, we write ∫ 𝑓( 𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 𝐹(𝑥) + 𝐶.
• The symbols ∫ and dx go hand-in-hand and dx helps us
identify the variable of integration.
• The expression F(x)+C is called the general antiderivative
of f. Meanwhile, each antiderivative of f is called a
particular antiderivative of f.

4.1 Antiderivatives of a Function

A function F is an antiderivative The antiderivative F of a function f is
of the function f on an interval I not unique.
if F(x) = f(x) for every value of x in
I. Other antiderivatives of
f(x) = 12x2 + 2x are
An antiderivative of
F(x) = 4x3 + x2 + 1
f(x) = 12x2 + 2x is
F(x) = 4x3 + x2 – 1
F(x) = 4x3 + x2
F’(x) = f(x) Therefore, the general derivative is
F(x) = 4x3 + x2 + C

Theorem 10. If F is an antiderivative of f on an interval I, then every antiderivative of f on I

is given by F(x) + C, where C is an arbitrary constant.
Remark 2: Using the theorem above, we can conclude that if F1 and F2 are
antiderivatives of f, then F2 (x) = F1 (x) + C. That is, F1 and F2 differ only by a constant.

4.1 Antiderivatives of a Function

 Theorems on Antidifferentiation
a.
b. If n is any real number and n ≠ 1 then

c. If a is any constant and f is a function, then

d. If f and g are functions defined on the same interval

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Examples
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Examples
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Examples
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Antiderivatives of a
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