Q.∫(x+cos2x)dx=
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The Intuition: "Differentiation distributes, so integration should too"
Suppose your speed has two parts: you speed up from excitement (part A) and slow from tiredness (part B). Your total speed is the sum. Your total distance — the antiderivative of speed — is then the distance from part A plus the distance from part B. That's the core idea: the antiderivative of a sum is the sum of the antiderivatives.
This works because differentiation is linear: dxd[f(x)+g(x)]=f′(x)+g′(x). Integration reverses it, so it inherits the linearity.
The Precise Statement
∫[f(x)+g(x)]dx=∫f(x)dx+∫g(x)dx
The indefinite integral of a sum of two functions equals the sum of their individual antiderivatives. This holds for any f and g that have antiderivatives. The same rule applies to subtraction:
∫[f(x)−g(x)]dx=∫f(x)dx−∫g(x)dx
Why It's True (A Quick Proof)
Let F′(x)=f(x) and G′(x)=g(x). Consider H(x)=F(x)+G(x):
H′(x)=F′(x)+G′(x)=f(x)+g(x)
So H(x) is an antiderivative of f(x)+g(x) — exactly the statement.
Each separate antiderivative has its own constant, but two constants combine into one, so we write:
∫[f(x)+g(x)]dx=F(x)+G(x)+C
A Concrete Example
Find ∫(x2+cosx)dx.
Step 1: Apply the sum rule: ∫x2dx+∫cosxdx
Step 2: Each antiderivative: ∫x2dx=3x3, ∫cosxdx=sinx
Step 3: Combine:
∫(x2+cosx)dx=3x3+sinx+C
In practice you never write separate constants — find each antiderivative and add a single +C at the end.
Why This Matters for Exams
The antiderivative of a sum is the first tool for any integral that isn't a single standard form. It lets you break ∫(3x2+2x+1)dx into three easy integrals, or split ∫(sinx+ex)dx into known results.
Common mistake: trying to apply it to products or quotients. It does not work there: …
∫(x+cos2x)dx=2x2+2sin2x+c. …
∫(x+cos2x)dx=2x2+2sin2x+c.
Integrate each term:
∫xdx=2x2, and ∫cos2xdx=2sin2x.
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- CBSE 2026Set A1 markMCQQ.∫(x+2)dx=(a) (x+2)3+k(b) 2x2+k(c) 2x2+2x+k(d) log(x+2)+k
›Reveal solutionSolution
Integrate each term: ∫(x+2)dx=2x2+2x+k.
Apply the power rule ∫xndx=n+1xn+1 to each term:
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- CBSE 2026Set ANNUAL1 markQ.∫(2x−3cosx+ex)dx= __________.
›Reveal solutionSolution
Integrate term by term using standard integrals.
∫(2x−3cosx+ex)dx=∫2xdx−3∫cosxdx+∫exdx
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- CBSE 2025Set E1 markMCQQ.∫01(x+2x+3x2+4x3)dx=(a) 10(b) 25(c) 27(d) 21
›Reveal solutionSolution
Combine x+2x=3x; integrate term by term over [0,1]: 23+1+1=27.
First simplify: x+2x+3x2+4x3=3x+3x2+4x3. Integrate:
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- CBSE 2024Set A11 markMCQQ.∫secx(secx+tanx)dx is(a) sec2x+tanx+c(b) secx+tanx+c(c) secx−tanx+c(d) −tanx−secx+c
›Reveal solutionSolution
Expand and integrate the standard forms to get tanx+secx+c, so (b). …
- CBSE 2024Set D1 markMCQQ.∫(x+cos2x)dx=(a) 21xsin2x+41cos2x+c(b) 21xsin2x−41cos2x+c(c) 2xsin2x+4cos2x+c(d) 2x2+2sin2x+c
›Reveal solutionSolution
∫(x+cos2x)dx=2x2+2sin2x+c.
Integrate each term:
∫xdx=2x2, and ∫cos2xdx=2sin2x.
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- CBSE 2024Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Evaluate ∫(2x−3cosx+ex)dx.
›Reveal solutionSolution
Integrate each term separately using the standard formulas ∫xdx=2x2 scaled by 2, ∫cosxdx=sinx, and ∫exdx=ex.
∫(2x−3cosx+ex)dx=2∫xdx−3∫cosxdx+∫exdx
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- CBSE 2023Set E1 markMCQQ.∫(4cosx−5sinx)dx=(a) k+4sinx+5cosx(b) k−4sinx−5cosx(c) k+4sinx−5cosx(d) k−4sinx+5cosx
›Reveal solutionSolution
∫4cosxdx=4sinx and ∫(−5sinx)dx=+5cosx, summing to 4sinx+5cosx+k.
Integrate each term:
∫4cosxdx=4sinx.
∫(−5sinx)dx=−5(−cosx)=5cosx.
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- CBSE 2022Set M1 markQ.Find ∫secx(secx+tanx)dx.
›Reveal solutionSolution
Expand the integrand into standard forms sec2x and secxtanx. …
- CBSE 2021Set I1 markMCQQ.∫(x+2)dx=(a) (x+2)3+k(b) 2x2+k(c) 2x2+2x+k(d) log(x+2)+k
›Reveal solutionSolution
Integrate x and 2 separately.
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- CBSE 2021Set I1 markMCQQ.∫02(x2+1)dx=(a) 38(b) 314(c) 313(d) 31
›Reveal solutionSolution
∫02(x2+1)dx=314.
Integrate term by term:
∫02(x2+1)dx=[3x3+x]02.
Evaluate at the limits: …
- CBSE 2020Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Find ∫(2x^2 + e^x) dx.
›Reveal solutionSolution
∫(2x2+ex)dx=32x3+ex+C.
Concept. Integration is linear, so we may integrate each term separately and pull out constants.
Step-by-step.
∫2x2dx=2⋅3x3=32x3,∫exdx=ex. …
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