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By the end of this topic students will be able to:
• Apply integration to a range of algebraic expression
• Understand the role of the constant of integration
3 x4
- This expression x dxis called the differential of
4
4
x
y x 3 dx
4
x n 1 dy
• If y then xalso
n
expressed as dy x n dx
n 1 dx
dx
1
• It can not be applied for the expression x
x2 x2 x2
2 9 21
2 2 2
6
x 5 1
x
x dx 5 1 6 c
5
x11 x2
xdx 1 1
2
c
3 3
1 x 2 2x
x dx x dx
2
2
c
3 3
2
x3
If we now follow our integration process, we get: 3 c by
and
cancelling out we get the expression x c
3 3
3
If you want to check this, try differentiating x
x)dx
2
Integrate ( x
2 x3 x2
The integral of xis and the integral of x is
3 2
From this information we are told that the gradient of the curve is x2
dy
therefore dx x
2
3
x
if we now integrate we get
y x 2 dx
3
c
The curve passes through the point (2, 3); this means that when
x = 2, y = 3
23 = 2
we get 3 c 3 2 c
3 3
1
Therefore c =
3
Equation of the curve, x3 1
y
3
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