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Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics

14.10-14.11Integration as the reverse of differentiation

Integration as the reverse of differentiation in Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 14.10Understand integration as the reverse process of differentiation.
  2. 14.11Integrate sums of terms in powers of x, including 1/x and 1/(ax + b).

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  • Integration as the reverse of differentiation

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Integration as the reverse of differentiation: sample question

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A curve has gradient function dydx=1x\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{x}} and passes through the point (1,3)(1, 3). Find the value of yy when x=16x = 16.

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