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2. Integration: The Basic Logarithmic Form

by M. Bourne

The general power formula that we saw in Section 1 is valid for all values of n except n = -1. We take the opposite of the derivative of the logarithmic function to solve such cases:

The (absolute value) signs around the u are necessary since the log of a negative number is not defined.

We can also write the formula as:

In words, this means that if we have the derivative of a function in the numerator (top) of a fraction, and the function in the denominator (bottom) of the fraction, then the integral of the fraction will be the natural logarithm of the function.

Example 1:

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Example 2:

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Example 3: math expression

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Example 4:

The equation

comes from considering a force proportional to the velocity of an object moving down an inclined plane. Find the velocity, v, as a function of time, t, if the object starts from rest.

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Exercises

Integrate each of the given functions:

1. math expression

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2. math expression

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3. The electric power p developed in a certain resistor is given by

where t is the time. Express p as a function of t.

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1. Integration: The General Power Formula

3. Integration: The Exponential Form

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