Quick Recap — Definite Integral Properties & Area

  • 0af(x)dx=0af(ax)dx\displaystyle\int_0^a f(x)\,dx=\int_0^a f(a-x)\,dx (the ``king'' property); useful for sinsin+cos\tfrac{\sin}{\sin+\cos}-type integrals.
  • aa\displaystyle\int_{-a}^a: odd 0\to0, even 20a\to2\int_0^a.
  • Area under y=f(x)0y=f(x)\ge0 from aa to bb is abfdx\displaystyle\int_a^b f\,dx; between two curves, (upperlower)\int(\text{upper}-\text{lower}).
  • Split at points where f|f| changes sign.