Integrals

Integration undoes differentiation, and a definite integral gives the area under a curve.

A worked example

∫ 4x³ dx from 1 to 2: an antiderivative is x⁴, so the value is 16 − 1 = 15.

The mistake people actually make

An indefinite integral needs + C, because differentiating destroys constant terms. A definite integral does not.

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