Calculus I · Integration

Antiderivatives — Practice Problems and Worked Solutions

Run the power rule in reverse. Don't forget the + C.

The formulas you need here

Reverse power rule

What it says
Add one to the power, then divide by the new power.
When to reach for it
Every polynomial term, and every root or reciprocal rewritten as a power.
Watch out
n = −1 is excluded, because it would divide by zero. That case is ln|x| + C instead.

Differentiate your answer to check — it should give the integrand back.

Standard integrals

What it says
The derivative table, read backwards.
When to reach for it
Whenever the integrand already matches a derivative you know.
Watch out
The absolute value in ln|x| is not decoration — 1/x is defined for negative x too.

The minus sign moves to the other side when the rule is reversed.

18 worked problems

Every step is generated and checked by a computer algebra system.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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    Find the antiderivative.

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