Mathematics A-Level
The exceptional case of 1/x
What The exceptional case of 1/x means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The power rule is valid for all n except n = −1, where 1/x integrates as ln|x| + c instead.
Topics that use The exceptional case of 1/x
- Integration (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Antiderivative
- Area between curves
- Area under a curve
- Definite integral
- Differential equation
- Factorisation involving a common factor
- First-Order
- Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
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