Quick Recap — Definite Integral Properties & Area

  • ∫0af(x) dx=∫0af(a−x) dx\displaystyle\int_0^a f(x)\,dx=\int_0^a f(a-x)\,dx (the ``king'' property); useful for sin⁡sin⁡+cos⁡\tfrac{\sin}{\sin+\cos}-type integrals.
  • ∫−aa\displaystyle\int_{-a}^a: odd →0\to0, even →2∫0a\to2\int_0^a.
  • Area under y=f(x)≥0y=f(x)\ge0 from aa to bb is ∫abf dx\displaystyle\int_a^b f\,dx; between two curves, ∫(upper−lower)\int(\text{upper}-\text{lower}).
  • Split at points where ∣f∣|f| changes sign.