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EXAMPLE 1Finding the Antiderivatives of a Function

Find all the antiderivatives of:

  1. (a) f(x)=0
  2. (b) g(θ)=sinθ
  3. (c) h(x)=x1/2

Solution (a) Since the derivative of a constant function is 0, all the antiderivatives of f are of the form F(x)=C, where C is a constant.

(b) Since ddθcosθ=sinθ, all the antiderivatives of g(θ)=sinθ are of the form G(θ)=cosθ+C.

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(c) The derivative of 23x3/2 is (23) (32x321)=x1/2.

So, all the antiderivatives of h(x)=x1/2 are of the form H(x)=23x3/2+C, where C is a constant.