THE INDEFINITE INTEGRAL AS THE INVERSE OF DIFFERENTIATION

GIVEN f(x) FIND F(x) SUCH THAT

d F(x)/dx = f(x)

THIS IS THE PROBLEM OF FINDING THE INVERSE TO DIFFERENTIATION

F(x) IS CALLED THE PRIMITIVE FUNCTION

EVERY INDEFINITE INTEGRAL

IS A PRIMITIVE FUNCTION OF f(x)

OR

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