MATH102 Integration Comprehensive Study Notes
Course Overview and Guidelines
Course Details:
- Course Name: MATHEMATICS 2 (MATH102)
- Intake: January 2026
- Subject: Integration Comprehensive Lecture Notes
- Institution: Manica University, School of Basic Sciences, Lusaka, Zambia
- Author / Dean: Mr Robert Dozva (MSc Mathematics), Dean of the School of Basic Sciences
How to Use These Notes:
- Coverage: Complete integration component of MATH102.
- Structural Pattern: Each section presents a rule in a shaded box, followed by worked examples demonstrating the rule, and closes with a set of practice problems.
- Solutions: Answers to all practice problems and full worked solutions to selected problems are provided in Appendix B.
- Study Strategy: Work through all examples actively with pen and paper. Reading a solution is insufficient; following and executing a solution prepares for assessments. Every practice problem should be attempted prior to consulting the answers.
Introduction: Reversing Differentiation
The Central Question of Integration:
- Given a function , can we find a function whose derivative is ? That is, can we find such that:
- Definition: Such a function is called an antiderivative (or primitive) of .
The Constant of Integration ():
- Antiderivatives are never unique because the derivative of any constant is zero.
- Example: If , then . Similarly:
- Geometrical Interpretation: Antiderivatives form families of curves that differ only by a vertical shift. Every member of the family possesses the exact same gradient at any given .

Notation of the Indefinite Integral:
- If , the indefinite integral is written as:
- Verbal Reading: "The integral of of , with respect to ".
- Components:
- is the integral sign (a stretched letter S, standing for sum).
- is the integrand (the function being integrated).
- indicates the variable of integration.
- is the constant of integration.
- Terminology: Called an indefinite integral because of the presence of the unknown constant .
Common Error Warning:
- Forgetting is the single most common mistake in this course and will result in lost marks in every test.
- Always write down immediately upon completing the integration step, prior to simplifying.
- The only exception where is omitted is during the evaluation of a definite integral.
Linearity Properties of the Integral:
- For any constant and any integrable functions and :
- Constant Multiple Rule:
- Sum and Difference Rule:
- Meaning: Integration can be performed term by term, and constant multipliers slide outside the integral sign.
- Product/Quotient Warning: There is no direct product rule for integration:
Checking Answers by Differentiation:
- Differentiating the calculated antiderivative must reproduce the original integrand.
- Example 1.1: Verify that:
- Solution: Differentiate the right-hand side:
- Since this matches the integrand, the result is verified.
Practice Problems (Section 1):
- Write down three different antiderivatives of .
- By differentiating, verify that:
- By differentiating, decide whether the following is correct:
- Explain in one sentence why:
- If and , is the only antiderivative of with this property? Explain.
Solutions to Section 1 Practice Problems:
- , , (or any three functions differing by constants).
- Verification:
- Incorrect. Differentiating using the product rule yields , which does not equal .
- Correct because:
- Yes. Two antiderivatives of the same function differ only by a constant, and the initial condition uniquely fixes that constant.
The Power Rule
The Power Rule Statement:
- For any rational number :
- Verbal Rule: Add one to the power, then divide by the new power.
Explanation of Why :
- If , the power rule formula yields division by , which is undefined.
- Special Rule for :
- Absolute Value Necessity: is undefined for , whereas is well-defined for all . Differentiating gives:
Worked Examples:
- Example 2.1: Find .
- Solution: Here , so :
- Example 2.2: Find .
- Solution: Rewrite integrand as a power first:
- Example 2.3: Find .
- Solution: Rewrite root as fractional power:
- Note: Dividing by is equivalent to multiplying by .
- Example 2.4: Find .
- Solution: Rewrite roots as powers and integrate term by term:
- Note: , because and the power rule gives .
Expanding Before Integrating:
- Integrands involving products or quotients cannot be integrated directly factor-by-factor; expand or divide first.
- Example 2.5: Find .
- Solution: Expand the expression:
- Example 2.6: Find .
- Solution: Divide each term in the numerator by :
Powers of a Linear Expression (Linear Substitution Shortcut):
- For constants , , and rational :
- Justification: The extra factor compensates for the chain rule multiplier when differentiating back.
- Example 2.7: Find .
- Solution: Here , :
- Verification: Differentiating yields:
- Example 2.8: Find .
- Solution:
Practice Problems (Section 2):
- A curve passes through and has gradient . Find its equation.
Solutions to Section 2 Practice Problems:
- Solution: Integrate gradient function . Substitute : . Curve equation: .
Integration of Exponential Functions
- Exponential Formulas:

Worked Examples:
- Example 3.1: Find .
- Solution: With :
- Verification: .
- Example 3.2: Find .
- Solution: Here in the first term:
- Example 3.3: Find .
- Solution: Apply base-a rule with :
- Example 3.4: Find .
- Solution: Simplify first using index laws:
Sign Precaution Box:
- A very common error is writing . This is incorrect.
- Here , so:
Practice Problems (Section 3):
Solutions to Section 3 Practice Problems:
Integration of Trigonometric Functions
Standard Trigonometric Integrals:
Linear Arguments ():
Rule for Remembering Signs:
- Going from and by differentiation, the minus sign attaches to : .
- Going backwards by integration, the minus sign attaches to :
Worked Examples:
- Example 4.1: Find .
- Solution:
- Example 4.2: Find .
- Solution: With :
- Example 4.3: Find .
- Solution: With , :
Using Identities First:
- Three Identities Worth Memorising:
- Example 4.4: Find .
- Solution: Convert using double-angle identity:
- Example 4.5: Find .
- Solution: Rearrange Pythagorean identity :
Practice Problems (Section 4):
Solutions to Section 4 Practice Problems:
Integration of Products: Integration by Parts
Derivation of Formula:
- Start from product rule of differentiation for two functions and :
- Integrate both sides with respect to :
- Rearrange for the integration by parts formula:
Choosing and : The LIATE Rule:
- Select as the function type appearing first in the list:
- L: Logarithmic ()
- I: Inverse trigonometric (, )
- A: Algebraic (, , polynomials)
- T: Trigonometric (, )
- E: Exponential ()
- Whatever factor remains becomes .
- Rationale: gets differentiated (simplifies), gets integrated.
Worked Examples:
- Example 5.1: Find .
- Solution: Algebraic (A) precedes Exponential (E), so , .
- Example 5.2: Find .
- Solution: Logarithmic (L) precedes Algebraic (A), so , .
- Example 5.3 (The trick): Find .
- Solution: Express as . Set , \frac{\mathrm{d}v}{\mathrm{d}x} = 1$.\n u = \ln(x) \implies \frac{\mathrm{d}u}{\mathrm{d}x} = \frac{1}{x}\n \frac{\mathrm{d}v}{\mathrm{d}x} = 1 \implies v = x\n \int \ln(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = x\ln(x) - \int x \times \frac{1}{x}\,\mathrm{d}x = x\ln(x) - \int 1\,\mathrm{d}x = x\ln(x) - x + C\n\n- Repeated Application and Cyclic Cases:\n - Example 5.4: Find \int x^2 \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: First application: u = x^2\frac{\mathrm{d}v}{\mathrm{d}x} = \sin(x) \implies \frac{\mathrm{d}u}{\mathrm{d}x} = 2xv = -\cos(x).\n \int x^2 \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = -x^2 \cos(x) + 2 \int x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n - Second application on \int x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}xu = x\frac{\mathrm{d}v}{\mathrm{d}x} = \cos(x) \implies \frac{\mathrm{d}u}{\mathrm{d}x} = 1v = \sin(x).\n \int x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = x \sin(x) - \int \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = x \sin(x) + \cos(x)\n - Substituting back:\n \int x^2 \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = -x^2 \cos(x) + 2x \sin(x) + 2\cos(x) + C\n - The Cyclic Case (\int e^x \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x):\n - Applying integration by parts twice yields an equation returning to the original integral I:\n I = \int e^x \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x \implies I = e^x \sin(x) - e^x \cos(x) - I\n 2I = e^x(\sin(x) - \cos(x)) \implies I = \frac{e^x(\sin(x) - \cos(x))}{2} + C\n\n- Practice Problems (Section 5):\n 1. \int x e^{2x}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 2. \int x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 3. \int x \sin(3x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 4. \int x^2 \ln(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 5. \int x^2 e^x\,\mathrm{d}x\n 6. \int \ln(3x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 7. \int x \sec^2(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 8. \int e^x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 9. \int (x + 1)e^{-x}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 10. \int \frac{\ln(x)}{x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\n\n- Solutions to Section 5 Practice Problems:\n 1. \frac{x e^{2x}}{2} - \frac{e^{2x}}{4} + C\n 2. x \sin(x) + \cos(x) + C\n 3. -\frac{x \cos(3x)}{3} + \frac{\sin(3x)}{9} + C\n 4. \frac{x^3}{3}\ln(x) - \frac{x^3}{9} + C\n 5. e^x\left(x^2 - 2x + 2\right) + C\n 6. x\ln(3x) - x + C\n 7. x\tan(x) + \ln|\cos(x)| + C\n 8. \frac{e^x(\sin(x) + \cos(x))}{2} + C\n 9. -e^{-x}(x + 2) + C\n 10. -\frac{\ln(x)}{x} - \frac{1}{x} + C\n\n# Integration by Substitution\n\n- Principle of Substitution:\n - Reverses the chain rule. Applied when integrand contains an inner function g(x)g'(x).\n - Formula: If u = g(x)\frac{\mathrm{d}u}{\mathrm{d}x} = g'(x) \implies \mathrm{d}u = g'(x)\,\mathrm{d}x, so:\n \int f(g(x)) g'(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = \int f(u)\,\mathrm{d}u\n\n- 5-Step Method:\n 1. Choose u (typically the inner function, under a root, inside a bracket, or in a denominator).\n 2. Compute \frac{\mathrm{d}u}{\mathrm{d}x}\mathrm{d}x\n 3. Substitute into integral ensuring no variable x remains.\n 4. Integrate the resulting expression in terms of u\n 5. Substitute back u = g(x)x\n\n- Worked Examples:\n - Example 6.1: Find \int 2x\left(x^2 + 1\right)^5\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: Set u = x^2 + 1 \implies \mathrm{d}u = 2x\,\mathrm{d}x.\n \int u^5\,\mathrm{d}u = \frac{u^6}{6} + C = \frac{\left(x^2 + 1\right)^6}{6} + C\n - Example 6.2: Find \int x \sqrt{x^2 - 4}\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: Set u = x^2 - 4 \implies \mathrm{d}u = 2x\,\mathrm{d}x \implies x\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{2}\,\mathrm{d}u$.
- Example 6.3: Find .
- Solution: Set u = x^3 + 7 \implies \mathrm{d}u = 3x^2\,\mathrm{d}x$.\n \int \frac{1}{u}\,\mathrm{d}u = \ln|u| + C = \ln\left|x^3 + 7\right| + C\n - Logarithmic Pattern Recognition:\n \int \frac{f'(x)}{f(x)}\,\mathrm{d}x = \ln|f(x)| + C\n - Example: \int \tan(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = \int \frac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)}\,\mathrm{d}x = -\ln|\cos(x)| + C = \ln|\sec(x)| + C\n - Example 6.4: Find \int \sin^4(x)\cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: Set u = \sin(x) \implies \mathrm{d}u = \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x$.
- Example 6.5: Find .
- Solution: Set u = x^2 \implies \mathrm{d}u = 2x\,\mathrm{d}x \implies x\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{2}\,\mathrm{d}u$.\n \frac{1}{2} \int e^u\,\mathrm{d}u = \frac{1}{2}e^u + C = \frac{1}{2}e^{x^2} + C\n\n- When Substitution Fails Warning:\n - Substitution works only if remaining factor is a constant multiple of \mathrm{d}u.\n - In \int e^{x^2}\,\mathrm{d}xx\mathrm{d}u; it cannot be expressed in terms of elementary functions.\n\n- Substitution in Definite Integrals:\n - Method: Change limits of integration to corresponding ux$.
- Example 6.6: Evaluate
- Solution: Let u = x^2 + 1 \implies \mathrm{d}u = 2x\,\mathrm{d}x$.\n - Update limits:\n x = 0 \implies u = 0^2 + 1 = 1\n x = 2 \implies u = 2^2 + 1 = 5\n - Evaluate integral:\n \int_{1}^{5} u^3\,\mathrm{d}u = \left[\frac{u^4}{4}\right]{1}^{5} = \frac{625}{4} - \frac{1}{4} = 156\n\n- Practice Problems (Section 6):\n 1. \int 3x^2\left(x^3 + 2\right)^4\,\mathrm{d}x\n 2. \int 2x e^{x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 3. \int \frac{2x}{x^2 + 5}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 4. \int x\left(4 - x^2\right)^3\,\mathrm{d}x\n 5. \int \cos^3(x)\sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 6. \int \frac{\ln(x)}{x}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 7. \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{3x + 1}}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 8. \int \sec^2(x)e^{\tan(x)}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 9. \int \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2 + 9}}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 10. \int \cot(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 11. \int{0}^{1} x\left(x^2 + 3\right)^2\,\mathrm{d}x\n 12. \int_{1}^{e} \frac{(\ln(x))^2}{x}\,\mathrm{d}x\n\n- Solutions to Section 6 Practice Problems:\n 1. \frac{\left(x^3 + 2\right)^5}{5} + C\n 2. e^{x^2} + C\n 3. \ln\left(x^2 + 5\right) + C\n 4. -\frac{\left(4 - x^2\right)^4}{8} + C\n 5. -\frac{\cos^4(x)}{4} + C\n 6. \frac{(\ln(x))^2}{2} + C\n 7. \frac{2}{3}\sqrt{3x + 1} + C\n 8. e^{\tan(x)} + C\n 9. \sqrt{x^2 + 9} + C\n 10. \ln|\sin(x)| + C\n 11. Solution: u = x^2 + 3 \implies \mathrm{d}u = 2x\,\mathrm{d}x$. Limits: , x=1 \implies u=4$. \frac{1}{2}\int_3^4 u^2\,\mathrm{d}u = \frac{1}{6}\left[u^3\right]3^4 = \frac{1}{6}(64 - 27) = \frac{37}{6}.\n 12. Solution: u = \ln(x) \implies \mathrm{d}u = \frac{1}{x}\,\mathrm{d}x$. Limits: , x=e \implies u=1$. \int_0^1 u^2\,\mathrm{d}u = \left[\frac{u^3}{3}\right]_0^1 = \frac{1}{3}.\n\n# Integration Giving Inverse Trigonometric Functions\n\n- Standard Forms (a > 0):\n \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{a^2 - x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x = \arcsin\left(\frac{x}{a}\right) + C\n \int \frac{1}{a^2 + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{a}\arctan\left(\frac{x}{a}\right) + C\n \int \frac{1}{x\sqrt{x^2 - a^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{a}\mathrm{arcsec}\left(\frac{x}{a}\right) + C\n\n- Form Identification Rules:\n - Square root of difference a^2 - x^2\implies \arcsin\n - No root, sum a^2 + x^2\implies \arctan\n - Root of difference x^2 - a^2x\implies \mathrm{arcsec}\n - Note Asymmetry: \arctan\mathrm{arcsec}\frac{1}{a}\arcsin does not.\n\n- Worked Examples:\n - Example 7.1: Find \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{9 - x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: Here a^2 = 9 \implies a = 3.\n \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{9 - x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x = \arcsin\left(\frac{x}{3}\right) + C\n - Example 7.2: Find \int \frac{1}{16 + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: Here a^2 = 16 \implies a = 4.\n \int \frac{1}{16 + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{4}\arctan\left(\frac{x}{4}\right) + C\n - Example 7.3: Find \int \frac{5}{4 + 9x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: Factor out 9 to ensure coefficient of x^2 is 1:\n \int \frac{5}{4 + 9x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{5}{9} \int \frac{1}{\frac{4}{9} + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\n - Here a^2 = \frac{4}{9} \implies a = \frac{2}{3}:\n = \frac{5}{9} \times \frac{1}{2/3}\arctan\left(\frac{x}{2/3}\right) + C = \frac{5}{6}\arctan\left(\frac{3x}{2}\right) + C\n\n- Completing the Square Method:\n - General quadratics in denominators are integrated by completing the square.\n - Example 7.4: Find \int \frac{1}{x^2 + 6x + 13}\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: Complete square in denominator:\n x^2 + 6x + 13 = (x^2 + 6x + 9) + 4 = (x + 3)^2 + 2^2\n - Let u = x + 3a = 2:\n \int \frac{1}{(x + 3)^2 + 4}\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{2}\arctan\left(\frac{x + 3}{2}\right) + C\n - Example 7.5: Find \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{5 - 4x - x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution: Complete square under root:\n 5 - 4x - x^2 = 5 - (x^2 + 4x) = 5 - ((x + 2)^2 - 4) = 9 - (x + 2)^2\n - Here a = 3:\n \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{9 - (x + 2)^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x = \arcsin\left(\frac{x + 2}{3}\right) + C\n\n- Practice Problems (Section 7):\n 1. \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{25 - x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 2. \int \frac{1}{4 + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 3. \int \frac{3}{1 + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 4. \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - 4x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 5. \int \frac{2}{9 + 4x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 6. \int \frac{1}{x^2 + 2x + 5}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 7. \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{8 - 2x - x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 8. \int{0}^{1} \frac{1}{1 + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\n\n- Solutions to Section 7 Practice Problems:\n 1. \arcsin\left(\frac{x}{5}\right) + C\n 2. \frac{1}{2}\arctan\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) + C\n 3. 3\arctan(x) + C\n 4. \frac{1}{2}\arcsin(2x) + C\n 5. \frac{1}{3}\arctan\left(\frac{2x}{3}\right) + C\n 6. \frac{1}{2}\arctan\left(\frac{x + 1}{2}\right) + C\n 7. \arcsin\left(\frac{x + 1}{3}\right) + C\n 8. Solution: [\arctan(x)]0^1 = \arctan(1) - \arctan(0) = \frac{\pi}{4} - 0 = \frac{\pi}{4}.\n\n# The Definite Integral\n\n- Riemann Sum Definition:\n - Divide interval [a, b]n\Delta x = \frac{b - a}{n}.\n - Approximate total area using rectangle sums:\n \text{Total Area} \approx \sum{i=1}^{n} f(x_i)\Delta x\n - Taking the limit as n \to \infty\Delta x \to 0) defines the definite integral:\n \int_{a}^{b} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = \lim_{n \to \infty} \sum_{i=1}^{n} f(x_i)\Delta x\n\n- Fundamental Theorem of Calculus:\n - If f(x)[a, b]F(x)f(x)F' = f):\n \int_{a}^{b} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = [F(x)]{a}^{b} = F(b) - F(a)\n - Cancellation of CF(x) + C gives:\n (F(b) + C) - (F(a) + C) = F(b) - F(a)\n - Thus, C drops out completely and is omitted in definite integrals.\n\n- Worked Examples:\n - Example 8.1: Evaluate \int{1}^{3} x^2\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution:\n \int_{1}^{3} x^2\,\mathrm{d}x = \left[\frac{x^3}{3}\right]{1}^{3} = \frac{3^3}{3} - \frac{1^3}{3} = 9 - \frac{1}{3} = \frac{26}{3}\n - Example 8.2: Evaluate \int{0}^{\pi/2} \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution (angles in radians):\n \int_{0}^{\pi/2} \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = [\sin(x)]{0}^{\pi/2} = \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) - \sin(0) = 1 - 0 = 1\n - Example 8.3: Evaluate \int{0}^{1} e^{2x}\,\mathrm{d}x.\n - Solution:\n \left[\frac{1}{2}e^{2x}\right]{0}^{1} = \frac{1}{2}e^2 - \frac{1}{2}e^0 = \frac{e^2 - 1}{2} \approx 3.195\n\n- Properties of Definite Integrals:\n 1. Zero Width:\n \int{a}^{a} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = 0\n 2. Swapping Limits:\n \int_{a}^{b} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = -\int_{b}^{a} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 3. Interval Additivity (a < c < b):\n \int_{a}^{b} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = \int_{a}^{c} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x + \int_{c}^{b} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 4. Constant Factorization:\n \int_{a}^{b} k f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = k \int_{a}^{b} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n\n- Practice Problems (Section 8):\n 1. \int_{0}^{2} x^3\,\mathrm{d}x\n 2. \int_{1}^{4} (2x + 1)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 3. \int_{1}^{2} \frac{1}{x}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 4. \int_{0}^{\pi} \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 5. \int_{0}^{1} (e^x + 1)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 6. \int_{1}^{9} \sqrt{x}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 7. \int_{-1}^{1} (x^2 - x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 8. \int_{0}^{\pi/4} \sec^2(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 9. \int_{2}^{2} (x^5 + 3x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 10. \int_{0}^{2} x e^x\,\mathrm{d}x\n\n- Solutions to Section 8 Practice Problems:\n 1. 4\n 2. 18\n 3. \ln(2)\n 4. 2\n 5. e\n 6. \frac{52}{3}\n 7. \frac{2}{3}\n 8. 1\n 9. 0\n 10. e^2 + 1\n\n# Areas Under and Between Curves\n\n- Area Under a Curve:\n - If f(x) \ge 0[a, b]Ay = f(x)x = ax = b is:\n A = \int_{a}^{b} f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n - Example 9.1: Find area enclosed by y = x^2x = 0x = 3.\n - Solution:\n A = \int_{0}^{3} x^2\,\mathrm{d}x = \left[\frac{x^3}{3}\right]{0}^{3} = 9 - 0 = 9\,\text{square units}\n\n- Regions Below the Axis (Signed Area):\n - Definite integrals calculate signed area. Regions where f(x) < 0 yield negative values.\n - Total Physical Area Procedure:\n 1. Find x-intercepts by solving f(x) = 0\n 2. Split the integral into subintervals bounded by these roots\n 3. Evaluate each integral separately, take absolute values, and sum them\n - Example 9.2: Total area bounded by y = x^2 - 4x = 0x = 3\n - Solution: Intercept at x^2 - 4 = 0 \implies x = 2[0, 3]).\n \int{0}^{2} (x^2 - 4)\,\mathrm{d}x = \left[\frac{x^3}{3} - 4x\right]{0}^{2} = \frac{8}{3} - 8 = -\frac{16}{3}\n \int{2}^{3} (x^2 - 4)\,\mathrm{d}x = \left[\frac{x^3}{3} - 4x\right]{2}^{3} = (9 - 12) - \left(\frac{8}{3} - 8\right) = -3 + \frac{16}{3} = \frac{7}{3}\n \text{Total Area} = \left|-\frac{16}{3}\right| + \frac{7}{3} = \frac{16}{3} + \frac{7}{3} = \frac{23}{3}\,\text{square units}\n - Note: Net area integrated directly gives -\frac{16}{3} + \frac{7}{3} = -3, which is physically incorrect for area.\n\n- Area Between Two Curves:\n - If f(x) \ge g(x)[a, b]:\n A = \int{a}^{b} [f(x) - g(x)]\,\mathrm{d}x = \int_{a}^{b} (y_{\text{upper}} - y_{\text{lower}})\,\mathrm{d}x\n - Intersection boundaries found by setting f(x) = g(x).\n - Example 9.3: Area enclosed between y = x^2y = x + 2\n - Solution:\n 1. Find intersections: x^2 = x + 2 \implies x^2 - x - 2 = 0 \implies (x - 2)(x + 1) = 0 \implies x = -1, 2\n 2. Test point x = 0y = 2y = 0 (line is upper curve).\n 3. Integrate:\n A = \int_{-1}^{2} ((x + 2) - x^2)\,\mathrm{d}x = \left[\frac{x^2}{2} + 2x - \frac{x^3}{3}\right]{-1}^{2}\n = \left(2 + 4 - \frac{8}{3}\right) - \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2 + \frac{1}{3}\right) = \frac{10}{3} - \left(-\frac{7}{6}\right) = \frac{27}{6} = \frac{9}{2} = 4.5\,\text{square units}\n\n- Exam Technique Notes:\n - Always sketch the region prior to integrating to determine upper/lower boundaries and roots.\n - Always include units in answers as square units.\n\n- Area With Respect to the y-Axis:\n - For horizontal strips, express curve as x = h(y) and integrate over y-limits:\n A = \int{c}^{d} h(y)\,\mathrm{d}y\n - Example 9.4: Area bounded by y = \sqrt{x}y = 2\n - Solution: Rewrite curve as x = y^2y = 0y = 2\n A = \int_{0}^{2} y^2\,\mathrm{d}y = \left[\frac{y^3}{3}\right]{0}^{2} = \frac{8}{3}\,\text{square units}\n\n- Practice Problems (Section 9):\n 1. Find area under y = 3x^2x = 1x = 2\n 2. Find area under y = \sin(x)x = 0x = \pi\n 3. Find area under y = e^xx = 0x = 2\n 4. Find area enclosed by y = 4 - x^2 and the x-axis\n 5. Find total area between y = x^3x = -1x = 1. Compare with net area.\n 6. Find area enclosed between y = x^2y = 4\n 7. Find area enclosed between y = x^2y = x\n 8. Find area between y = x^2y = \sqrt{x}x = 0x = 1\n 9. Find area bounded by y = x^2 + 1x = 0x = 2\n 10. Find area bounded by x = y^2y = 3\n\n- Solutions to Section 9 Practice Problems:\n 1. 7\n 2. 2\n 3. e^2 - 1\n 4. \frac{32}{3}\n 5. Total area = \frac{1}{2}; Net area = 0. Net area cancels due to odd symmetry around origin.\n 6. \frac{32}{3}\n 7. \frac{1}{6}\n 8. \frac{1}{3}\n 9. \frac{14}{3}\n 10. 9\n\n# Mixed Revision Exercise\n\n- Problems:\n 1. \int \left(x^3 - \frac{2}{x}\right)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 2. \int x \cos\left(x^2\right)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 3. \int x e^{-x}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 4. \int \frac{4}{9 + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 5. \int (2x + 1)^5\,\mathrm{d}x\n 6. \int \sin^2(3x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 7. \int \frac{x^2}{x^3 + 1}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 8. \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{16 - x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 9. \int{0}^{1} (3x^2 - 2x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 10. \int_{0}^{\pi/2} \sin(2x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 11. \int x^2 \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n 12. \int \frac{e^x}{e^x + 1}\,\mathrm{d}x\n 13. Find area enclosed between curve y = x^2 - 2xy = x\n 14. Particle velocity v(t) = 3t^2 - 6t\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}. Find total distance in first 3 seconds.\n 15. Show that \int_{0}^{1} \frac{1}{1 + x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{\pi}{4}\n\n- Solutions to Mixed Revision Problems:\n 1. \frac{x^4}{4} - 2\ln|x| + C\n 2. \frac{1}{2}\sin\left(x^2\right) + C\n 3. -e^{-x}(x + 1) + C\n 4. \frac{4}{3}\arctan\left(\frac{x}{3}\right) + C\n 5. \frac{(2x + 1)^6}{12} + C\n 6. \frac{x}{2} - \frac{\sin(6x)}{12} + C\n 7. \frac{1}{3}\ln\left|x^3 + 1\right| + C\n 8. \arcsin\left(\frac{x}{4}\right) + C\n 9. 0\n 10. 1\n 11. x^2 \sin(x) + 2x \cos(x) - 2\sin(x) + C\n 12. \ln\left(e^x + 1\right) + C\n 13. \frac{9}{2}\text{ square units}\n 14. 8\,\text{m}\n 15. Proof: [\arctan(x)]0^1 = \arctan(1) - \arctan(0) = \frac{\pi}{4}\n\n# Table of Standard Integrals\n\n- Function and Corresponding Integral Table:\n - x^n \quad (n \neq -1) \implies \frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} + C\n - \frac{1}{x} \implies \ln|x| + C\n - e^x \implies e^x + C\n - e^{ax+b} \implies \frac{1}{a}e^{ax+b} + C\n - a^x \quad (a > 0, a \neq 1) \implies \frac{a^x}{\ln(a)} + C\n - \sin(x) \implies -\cos(x) + C\n - \cos(x) \implies \sin(x) + C\n - \sec^2(x) \implies \tan(x) + C\n - \csc^2(x) \implies -\cot(x) + C\n - \sec(x)\tan(x) \implies \sec(x) + C\n - \csc(x)\cot(x) \implies -\csc(x) + C\n - \tan(x) \implies \ln|\sec(x)| + C\n - \cot(x) \implies \ln|\sin(x)| + C\n - \ln(x) \implies x\ln(x) - x + C\n - \frac{1}{\sqrt{a^2 - x^2}} \implies \arcsin\left(\frac{x}{a}\right) + C\n - \frac{1}{a^2 + x^2} \implies \frac{1}{a}\arctan\left(\frac{x}{a}\right) + C\n - \frac{f'(x)}{f(x)} \implies \ln|f(x)| + C\n\n# Appendix: Fully Worked Solutions to Selected Problems\n\n- S1. Cyclic Case Integration by Parts (I = \int e^x \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x):\n - Step 1: Let u = \sin(x)\frac{\mathrm{d}v}{\mathrm{d}x} = e^x \implies \frac{\mathrm{d}u}{\mathrm{d}x} = \cos(x)v = e^x\n I = e^x \sin(x) - \int e^x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\n - Step 2: Apply parts again on \int e^x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}xu = \cos(x)\frac{\mathrm{d}v}{\mathrm{d}x} = e^x\n \int e^x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = e^x \cos(x) + \int e^x \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = e^x \cos(x) + I\n - Step 3: Substitute back:\n I = e^x \sin(x) - (e^x \cos(x) + I) \implies 2I = e^x(\sin(x) - \cos(x))\n \int e^x \sin(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{e^x(\sin(x) - \cos(x))}{2} + C\n - Warnings: Use consistent assignment for uC is added after dividing by 2.\n\n- S2. Section 5 Question 8 (\int e^x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x):\n - From S1 derivation, \int e^x \cos(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = e^x \cos(x) + I\n = e^x \cos(x) + \frac{e^x(\sin(x) - \cos(x))}{2} = \frac{e^x(\sin(x) + \cos(x))}{2} + C\n\n- S3. Section 2 Question 16 (Boundary Value Problem):\n - Given \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} = 3x^2 - 2(1, 4).\n - Integrate: y = \int (3x^2 - 2)\,\mathrm{d}x = x^3 - 2x + C\n - Substitute x = 1, y = 4:\n 4 = 1 - 2 + C \implies C = 5 \implies y = x^3 - 2x + 5\n\n- S4. Section 6 Question 11 (Definite Substitution):\n - Evaluate \int{0}^{1} x\left(x^2 + 3\right)^2\,\mathrm{d}x\n - Let u = x^2 + 3 \implies \mathrm{d}u = 2x\,\mathrm{d}x \implies x\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{2}\,\mathrm{d}u$.
- Change limits: ; x = 1 \implies u = 4$.\n - Evaluate:\n \frac{1}{2}\int_{3}^{4} u^2\,\mathrm{d}u = \frac{1}{6}[u^3]{3}^{4} = \frac{1}{6}(64 - 27) = \frac{37}{6}\n\n- S5. Section 7 Question 7 (Completing Square Under Root):\n - Evaluate \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{8 - 2x - x^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x\n - Rearrange quadratic: 8 - 2x - x^2 = 8 - (x^2 + 2x) = 8 - ((x + 1)^2 - 1) = 9 - (x + 1)^2\n - Match arcsin form with a = 3:\n \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{9 - (x + 1)^2}}\,\mathrm{d}x = \arcsin\left(\frac{x + 1}{3}\right) + C\n\n- S6. Section 9 Question 5 (Total vs Net Area for Odd Function):\n - Curve y = x^3[-1, 1]x = 0.\n \int{-1}^{0} x^3\,\mathrm{d}x = -\frac{1}{4}, \quad \int_{0}^{1} x^3\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{4}\n - Total physical area = \left|-\frac{1}{4}\right| + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{2}\text{ square units}.\n - Net area = -\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4} = 0 (regions below and above axis cancel).\n\n- S7. Section 10 Question 14 (Distance vs Displacement from Velocity):\n - v(t) = 3t^2 - 6t = 3t(t - 2)t = 2.\n - Distance requires \int |v|\,\mathrm{d}t:\n \int_{0}^{2} (3t^2 - 6t)\,\mathrm{d}t = [t^3 - 3t^2]{0}^{2} = 8 - 12 = -4\n \int{2}^{3} (3t^2 - 6t)\,\mathrm{d}t = [t^3 - 3t^2]_{2}^{3} = (27 - 27) - (8 - 12) = 4\n - Total Distance = \left|-4\right| + 4 = 8\,\text{metres}. (Displacement is -4 + 4 = 0\,\text{metres}$$).