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5.3 Denite Integration 31<br />

(a)<br />

d<br />

dx (sin x) = cos x ↔ ´ cos x dx = sin x<br />

(b)<br />

d<br />

dx (cos x) = − sin x ↔ ´ sin x dx = − cos x<br />

(c)<br />

d<br />

dx (tan x) = sec2 x ↔ ´ sec 2 x dx = tan x<br />

5.3 Denite Integration<br />

<strong>Denition</strong>. It is the area under the curve y = f(x) from x varying from a to<br />

b (see the diagram)<br />

Notation :<br />

x=b ´<br />

f(x) : read as integral <strong>of</strong> f(x) from x = a to x = b.<br />

x=a<br />

Example. We see here if we have a function y = f(x) and want to nd the<br />

area bounded between x = a (point A) and x = b (point B) along x-axis. And<br />

along y-axis its bounded by y = f(x) and x-axis. This is represented by denite<br />

integral<br />

´b<br />

a<br />

f(x) dx<br />

We can nd this area under the curve (as its called) using approximation.<br />

We cover the area with rectangles and keep on increasing the number <strong>of</strong> such<br />

rectangles (just as we worked out to approximate the area <strong>of</strong> circle with area<br />

<strong>of</strong> n-gon). And then we nd limit <strong>of</strong> this process which turns out to be denite<br />

integral stated above.<br />

In the gure below, we have shown some stages <strong>of</strong> increasing the number<br />

<strong>of</strong> rectangles between x = a & x = b. Here n = 4, 7, 12, 26, 60, the limits case<br />

nally.<br />

5.3.1 Way to evaluate Denite Integrals<br />

This is called the Fundamental Law

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