Properties of Definite Integrals

(a)  f  x  dx  0
a

b a

(b)  f  x  dx    f  x  dx
a b

b c c

(c)  f  x  dx   f  x  dx   f  x  dx
a b a

Example 1

3 4

Given that  f  x  dx  3 and  f  x  dx  2 , find

1 3
1 4 3 3

(a)  f  x  dx ,
3
(b)  f  x  dx , (c)  f  x  dx   f  x  dx .
1 1 4

Worked Solutions

1 3

(a)  f  x  dx    f  x  dx  3
3 1

4 3 4

(b)  f  x  dx   f  x  dx   f  x  dx  3  2  5
1 1 3

3 3 3 4

(c)  f  x  dx   f  x  dx   f  x  dx   f  x  dx  3  2  1
1 4 1 3

Example 2

3 6

Given that  f  x  dx  3 and  f  x  dx  5 , find

3
1
3 3 6

(a)  2 f  x  dx ,
1
(b)   f  x   x dx ,
1
(c)   2 f  x   x dx .
1

Worked Solutions

3 3

(a)  2 f  x  dx  2 f  x  dx  2  3  6
1 1

3
3 3 3
 x2 
(b)   f  x   x dx  
1 1
f  x  dx   x dx  3     7
1  2 1
 6
6 6 6
3 6
  x2 
1  2 f  x   x  dx  2 1 f  x  dx  1 x dx  2  1 f  x  dx  3 f  x  dx  
(c)    2 1
 36 1  1
 2 3  5       33
 2 2 2

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