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lim(t->t_post)=inf or at least seems like it.


Note, when f(x)=f(-x), Int(-a,a)[f(x)dx]=2*Int(0,a)[f(x)dx] and when f(-x)=-f(x), Int(-a,a)[f(x)dx]=0. Always check for even and odd f'ns!


When the integral has definite limits, they must be adjusted by change of variables. Int(a,b)[f(g(u))f'(u)du]=Int(g(a),g(b))[f(x)dx], u=g(x)


Use the technique of change of variables to convince yourself that Int[tan(x)dx]=ln(abs(sec(x)))


Many integrals must be simplified by a change of variables, e.g. Int[f(x)dx] becomes Int[f(g(u))g'(u)du] under the substitution u=g(x).


Additionally, Int[1/(x^2+1)*dx]=tan^-1(x) and Int[1/sqrt(1-x^2)*dx]=sin^-1(x)


Int[sec^2(x)dx]=tan(x), Int[csc^2(x)dx]=-cot(x), Int(sec(x)tan(x)dx]=sec(x) and Int[csc(x)cot(x)dx]=-csc(x).


Using the complex def'n of a sine to convince yourself that Int[sin(x)dx]=-cos(x) and Int[cos(x)dx]=sin(x)


At the heart of calculus is the following integral Int[e^x*dx]=e^x, or in other words e^x is the f'n that satisfies the eq'n df(x)/dx=f(x)!


The integration constant arises in the indefinite integral thanks to the fact that dC/dx=0 but will be mostly neglected here.


Int(x^n)=(x^(n+1))/(n+1)+C, where C is an integration constant and provided n/=-1. In that case, Int(1/x)=ln(abs(n))+C.


It is useful to know derivatives and indefinite integrals of basic functions as follows:


If we let F'=f, then it follows that Int(a,b)[f(x)dx]=F(b)-F(a). Without limits, this becomes Int[f(x)dx]=F(x), the indefinite integral.


For bounding integrals, note if m<=f(x)<=M for a<=x<=b, then m(b-a)<=Int(a,b)[f(x)dx]<=M(b-a)


Also, if f(x)>=g(x) for a<=x<=b, then Int(a,b)[f(x)dx]>=Int(a,b)[g(x)dx]


Another basic yet useful-to-know property of an integral, if f(x)>=0 for a<=x<=b, then Int(a,b)[f(x)dx]>=0


Additionally, Int(a,b)[f(x)dx]+Int(b,c)[f(x)dx]=Int(a,c)[f(x)dx]. It can sometimes be useful to perform the inverse and split integral apart


As an operator, the integral is linear: Int(a,b)[c*f(x)+c*g(x)]dx=c*Int(a,b)[f(x)dx]+c*Int(a,b)[g(x)dx]


The simplest non-zero integral is Int(a,b)[cdx]=c(b-a), where c is a constant.


Using the def'n of a definite integral, convince yourself that Int(a,b)[f(x)dx]=-Int(b,a)[f(x)dx] and Int(a,a)[f(x)dx]=0


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