Home > APCALC > Chapter 4 > Lesson 4.2.3 > Problem 4-70
Rewrite the following integral expressions as a single integral.
Notice that the bounds are the same but the integrands are different. What this means is that, on the interval
through , we are subtracting the area under from the area under . Since both integrands are the same,
, notice the bounds. The first integral has bounds that move forward, starting at and
ending at. While the second integral has bounds that move backwards, from to . What area remains? Refer to the hint in part (a). Remember that you can factor out
. Notice that both the integrands and the bounds are different. The only thing that these integrals have in common is the distance between the bounds:
. We can shift the first integral units to the right to match the second integral, or vice versa. You will not change the bounds, be sure to shift the function accordingly:
will shift the function units to the right. will shift the function units to the left.