How do you find the antiderivative of the sqrt4-x^2#?

1 Answer
Sep 18, 2015

int(4-x^2)dx = 4x - x^3/3 + c(4x2)dx=4xx33+c

Explanation:

Okay, the antiderivative is nothing more, nothing less than the integral. So:

int(4-x^2)dx(4x2)dx

The integral of any constant, is itself times the variable whereas the integral of x^2x2 is, naturally x^3/3x33 because that's the function we derive to get x^2x2, or, because of the formula x^(n+1)/(n+1)xn+1n+1, whichever you prefer.

So, in the end we have:
int(4-x^2)dx = 4x - x^3/3 + c(4x2)dx=4xx33+c

Whereas cc is the integrating constant because for any value of cc that function would still derive to 4-x^24x2