Integrals
Definitions Definite Integral: Suppose f x
( )
is continuouson
[ ]
a b, . Divide[ ]
a b, into n subintervals of width Dx and choose *i
x from each interval.
Then
( )
( )
* 1 lim i b a f x dx n®¥i= f x x ¥ =å
Dò
. Anti-Derivative : An anti-derivative of f x( )
is a function, F x
( )
, such that F x¢( )
= f x( )
.Indefinite Integral :
ò
f x dx F x( )
=( )
+cwhere F x
( )
is an anti-derivative of f x( )
.Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Part I : If f x
( )
is continuous on[ ]
a b, then( )
x( )
a g x =ò
f t dt is also continuous on[ ]
a b, and( )
x( )
( )
a d g x f t dt f x dx ¢ =ò
= . Part II : f x( )
is continuous on[ ]
a b, , F x( )
is an anti-derivative of f x( )
(i.e. F x( )
=ò
f x dx( )
) then b( )
( )
( )
a f x dx F b= -F aò
. Variants of Part I :( )
( )( )
( )
u x a d f t dt u x f u x dxò
= ¢ éë ùû( )
( )( )
( )
b v x d f t dt v x f v x dxò
= - ¢ éë ùû( )
( ) ( )( )
[ ]
( )( )
[ ]
( ) u x v x u x v x d f t dt u x f v x f dxò
= ¢ - ¢ Properties( )
( )
( )
( )
f x ±g x dx= f x dx± g x dxò
ò
ò
( )
( )
( )
( )
b b b a f x ±g x dx= a f x dx± ag x dxò
ò
ò
( )
0 a a f x dx=ò
( )
( )
b a a f x dx= - b f x dxò
ò
( )
( )
cf x dx c f x dx=ò
ò
, c is a constant( )
( )
b b acf x dx c= a f x dxò
ò
, c is a constant(
)
b ac dx c b a=-ò
( )
( )
b b a f x dx £ a f x dxò
ò
( )
( )
( )
b c b a f x dx= a f x dx+ c f x dxò
ò
ò
for any value of c.If f x
( )
³g x( )
ona x b£ £ then b( )
b( )
a f x dx³ a g x dxò
ò
If f x( )
³0 on a x b£ £ then b( )
0 a f x dx³ò
If m£ f x( )
£M on a x b£ £ then(
)
b( )
(
)
a m b a- £ò
f x dx M b a£ -Common Integrals k dx k x c= +ò
1 1 1 , 1 n n n x dx= + x + +c n¹-ò
1 1 ln x x dx- = dx= x c+ò
ò
1 1ln a a x b+ dx= ax b c+ +ò
( )
lnu du u= ln u - +u cò
udu= u+cò
e e cosu du=sinu c+ò
sinu du= -cosu c+ò
2 sec u du=tanu c+ò
sec tanu u du=secu c+
ò
csc cotu udu= -cscu c+ò
2 csc u du= -cotu c+ò
tanu du=ln secu c+ò
secu du=ln secu+tanu c+
ò
( )
1 1 1 2 2 tan u a a a u du c -+ = +ò
( )
1 2 2 1 sin u a a u du c -- = +ò
Standard Integration Techniques
Note that at many schools all but the Substitution Rule tend to be taught in a Calculus II class.
u Substitution : The substitution u g x=
( )
will convert b(
( )
)
( )
g b( )( )( )
a f g x g x dx¢ = g a f u du
ò
ò
using( )
du g x dx= ¢ . For indefinite integrals drop the limits of integration.
Ex. 2 2
( )
3 1 5 cosx x dxò
3 2 2 1 3 3 u x= Þ du= x dx Þ x dx= du 3 3 1 1 1 :: 2 2 8 x= Þ u= = x= Þ u= =( )
( )
( )
(
( )
( )
)
2 3 2 8 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 3 1 3 5 cos cossin sin 8 sin 1
x x dx u du
u
=
= =
-ò
ò
Integration by Parts :
ò
u dv uv= -ò
v du and b ba bau dv uv= - av du
ò
ò
. Choose u and dv from integral and compute du by differentiating u and compute v using v=ò
dv.Ex. x -xdx
ò
e x x u x dv= =e- Þ du dx v= = -e -x x x x x x - dx= -x - + - dx= -x - - - +cò
e eò
e e e Ex. 5 3lnx dxò
1 ln x u= x dv dx= Þ du= dx v x=( )
(
)
( )
( )
5 5 5 5 3 3 3ln ln 3 ln 5ln 5 3ln 3 2 x dx x= x - dx= x x -x = --ò
ò
Products and (some) Quotients of Trig Functions
For sinnxcosmx dx
ò
we have the following :1. n odd. Strip 1 sine out and convert rest to cosines using sin2x= -1 cos2x, then use
the substitution u=cosx.
2. m odd. Strip 1 cosine out and convert rest to sines using cos2x= -1 sin2x, then use
the substitution u=sinx.
3. n and m both odd. Use either 1. or 2.
4. n and m both even. Use double angle and/or half angle formulas to reduce the integral into a form that can be integrated.
For tannxsecmx dx
ò
we have the following :1. n odd. Strip 1 tangent and 1 secant out and convert the rest to secants using
2 2
tan x=sec x-1, then use the substitution sec
u= x.
2. m even. Strip 2 secants out and convert rest to tangents using sec2x= +1 tan2x, then
use the substitution u=tanx.
3. n odd and m even. Use either 1. or 2.
4. n even and m odd. Each integral will be dealt with differently.
Trig Formulas : sin 2
( )
x =2sin( ) ( )
x cos x , 2( )
1(
( )
)
2cos x = 1 cos 2+ x , 2
( )
1(
( )
)
2sin x = 1 cos 2- x Ex.
ò
tan3xsec5x dx(
)
(
)
(
)
3 5 2 4 2 4 2 4 7 5 1 1 7 5tan sec tan sec tan sec
sec 1 sec tan sec
1 sec sec sec x xdx x x x xdx x x x xdx u u du u x x x c = = -= - = = - +
ò
ò
ò
ò
Ex. sin53 cos x xdxò
(
)
2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 sin (sin ) sin sin sincos cos cos
sin (1 cos )
cos
(1 ) 1 2
cos
sec 2ln cos cos
x x x x x x x x x x x u u u u u dx dx dx dx u x du du x x x c -- - + = = = = = - = -= + - +
ò
ò
ò
ò
ò
ò
Trig Substitutions : If the integral contains the following root use the given substitution and formula to convert into an integral involving trig functions.
2 2 2 asin b a -b x Þ x= q 2 2 cos q = -1 sin q 2 2 2 asec b b x -a Þ x= q 2 2 tan q =sec q -1 2 2 2 atan b a +b x Þ x= q 2 2 sec q = +1 tan q Ex. 2 2 16 4 9 x - x dx
ò
2 2 3sin 3cos x= q Þ dx= q qd 2 22 4 4sin 4cos 2 cos
4 9- x = - q = q = q
Recall x2 = x . Because we have an indefinite
integral we’ll assume positive and drop absolute value bars. If we had a definite integral we’d need to compute q’s and remove absolute value bars based on that and,
if 0 if 0 x x x x x ³ ì = í- < î
In this case we have 4 9- x2 =2cosq .
( )
(
)
2 3 sin 2cos 2 2 2 4 9 16 12 sin cos 12csc 12cot d d d c q q q q q q q q = = = - + ó õò
ò
Use Right Triangle Trig to go back to x’s. From substitution we have sinq =32x so,
From this we see that cotq = 4 93-xx2 . So,
2 2 2 16 4 4 9 4 9 x x x x dx c -- = - +
ò
Partial Fractions : If integrating
ò
Q xP x( )( )dx where the degree of P x( )
is smaller than the degree of( )
Q x . Factor denominator as completely as possible and find the partial fraction decomposition of the rational expression. Integrate the partial fraction decomposition (P.F.D.). For each factor in the denominator we get term(s) in the decomposition according to the following table.
Factor in Q x
( )
Term in P.F.D Factor in Q x( )
Term in P.F.Dax b+ A ax b+
(
)
k ax b+ 1(
2)
2(
)
k k A A A ax b+ + ax b+ + +L ax b+ 2 ax +bx c+ 2Ax B ax bx c + + +(
)
2 k ax +bx c+ 21 1(
2)
k k k A x B A x B ax bx c ax bx c + + + + + + L + + Ex. ( )( 2 ) 2 1 4 7 13 x x x x dx - + +ò
(
)
( )
2 2 2 2 ( )( ) 2 1 3 2 2 2 4 3 16 1 1 4 4 3 16 4 1 4 4 7 13 4ln 1 ln 4 8 tan x x x x x x x x x x x x dx dx dx x x -+ -- + + - + + + = + = + + = - + + +ò
ò
ò
Here is partial fraction form and recombined.
2 2 2 2 4) ( ) ( ) ( )( ) ( )( ) 2 1 1 1 4 4 1 4 ( 7 13 Bx C x x x x x x x A x Bx C A x x + + + -- + + - + + + = + =
Set numerators equal and collect like terms.
(
)
(
)
2 2
7x +13x= A B x+ + C B x- +4A C
-Set coefficients equal to get a system and solve to get constants. 7 13 4 0 4 3 16 A B C B A C A B C + = - = - = = = =
An alternate method that sometimes works to find constants. Start with setting numerators equal in previous example : 7x2+13x A x=
(
2 + +4)
(
Bx C+) (
x-1)
. Chose nice values of x and plug in.Applications of Integrals
Net Area : b
( )
a f x dx
ò
represents the net area between f x( )
and thex-axis with area above x-axis positive and area below x-axis negative.
Area Between Curves : The general formulas for the two main cases for each are,
( )
b upper function lower functiona
y= f x Þ A=
ò
ëé ûù-ëé ûùdx &( )
d right function left functionc
x= f y Þ A=
ò
éë ûù-éë ùûdyIf the curves intersect then the area of each portion must be found individually. Here are some sketches of a couple possible situations and formulas for a couple of possible cases.
( ) ( )
b a A=ò
f x -g x dx A=ò
cd f y( ) ( )
-g y dy c( ) ( )
b( )
( )
a c A=ò
f x -g x dx+ò
g x - f x dxVolumes of Revolution : The two main formulas are V =
ò
A x dx( )
and V =ò
A y dy( )
. Here is some general information about each method of computing and some examples.Rings Cylinders
( ) ( )
(
2 2)
outer radius inner radius
A=p - A=2p(radius width / height) ( )
Limits: x/y of right/bot ring to x/y of left/top ring Limits : x/y of inner cyl. to x/y of outer cyl. Horz. Axis use f x
( )
,( )
g x ,A x
( )
and dx.Vert. Axis use f y
( )
,( )
g y ,A y
( )
and dy.Horz. Axis use f y
( )
,( )
g y ,A y
( )
and dy.Vert. Axis use f x
( )
,( )
g x ,A x
( )
and dx.Ex. Axis : y a= >0 Ex. Axis : y a= £0 Ex. Axis : y a= >0 Ex. Axis : y a= £0
outer radius :a f x-
( )
inner radius : a g x-( )
outer radius: a +g x( )
inner radius: a + f x( )
radius :a y -width : f y( ) ( )
-g y radius : a +y width : f y( ) ( )
-g yThese are only a few cases for horizontal axis of rotation. If axis of rotation is the x-axis use the 0
y a= £ case with a=0. For vertical axis of rotation (x a= >0 and x a= £0) interchange x and
Work : If a force ofF x
( )
moves an object ina x b£ £ , the work done is b( )
a
W =
ò
F x dxAverage Function Value : The average value of f x
( )
on a x b£ £ is avg 1 b( )
a
b a
f = -
ò
f x dxArc Length Surface Area : Note that this is often a Calc II topic. The three basic formulas are,
b a
L=
ò
ds b2a
SA=
ò
py ds (rotate about x-axis) b2a
SA=
ò
px ds (rotate about y-axis) where ds is dependent upon the form of the function being worked with as follows.( )
2( )
1 dydx if , ds= + dx y= f x a x b£ £( )
2( )
1 dxdy if , ds= + dy x= f y a£ £y b( )
2( )
2( )
( )
if , , dy dx dt dt ds= + dt x= f t y g t= a t b£ £( )
2( )
2 dr if , d ds= r + q dq r= f q a£ £q bWith surface area you may have to substitute in for the x or y depending on your choice of ds to match the differential in the ds. With parametric and polar you will always need to substitute.
Improper Integral
An improper integral is an integral with one or more infinite limits and/or discontinuous integrands. Integral is called convergent if the limit exists and has a finite value and divergent if the limit
doesn’t exist or has infinite value. This is typically a Calc II topic.
Infinite Limit 1.
( )
lim t( )
a f x dx t®¥ a f x dx ¥ =ò
ò
2. b( )
lim b( )
t t f x dx f x dx -¥ = ®-¥ò
ò
3.( )
c( )
( )
c f x dx f x dx f x dx - -¥ ¥ ¥ = ¥ +ò
ò
ò
provided BOTH integrals are convergent.Discontinuous Integrand 1. Discont. at a: b
( )
lim b( )
a f x dx=t®a+ t f x dxò
ò
2. Discont. at b : b( )
lim t( )
a f x dx=t b® - a f x dxò
ò
3. Discontinuity at a c b< < : b( )
c( )
b( )
a f x dx= a f x dx+ c f x dxò
ò
ò
provided both are convergent.Comparison Test for Improper Integrals : If f x
( )
³g x( )
³0on[
a,¥)
then,1. If
( )
a f x dx ¥ò
conv. then( )
a g x dx ¥ò
conv. 2. If( )
a g x dx ¥ò
divg. then( )
a f x dx ¥ò
divg.Useful fact : If a>0 then 1
a xpdx ¥
ò
converges if p>1 and diverges for p£1.Approximating Definite Integrals
For given integral b
( )
a f x dx
ò
and a n (must be even for Simpson’s Rule) define D =x b an- and divide[ ]
a b, into n subintervals[
x x0, 1]
,[
x x1, 2]
, … ,[
xn-1,xn]
with x0 =a and xn =b then,Midpoint Rule :