Mathematics A-Level
Definite integrals and area under curves
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Evaluated by finding an antiderivative of the integrand, then evaluating it at the upper and lower limits and subtracting.
Topics that use Definite integrals and area under curves
- H: Integration (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accumulation functions and their derivatives
- Algebraic rearrangement and factorisation
- Antiderivative
- Area between curves
- Area under a curve
- Chain rule
- Definite integral
- definite integration
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