Chapters
Introduction
In this article, we will discuss how to find the integral of an exponential function. But, first, let us see what is meant by integration.
Integration is one of the most important concepts of calculus and it is the reverse process of differentiation. It represents the summation of discrete data and it is calculated to find functions describing volume, area, and displacement. These functions cannot be measured singularly because they have a collection of discrete data.
What are Exponential functions?
Logarithmic and exponential functions are employed to model the growth of the population, and cells, etc. They are also used to model radioactive decay, depreciation, and resource consumption, etc. Exponential functions are the functions in which the independent variable "x" is the exponent or power of the base.
Integral of Exponential Function
The following two formulas are used as the basis of integrating an exponential function:
- The exponential function is its own derivative and integral. The integral of this function is:
- The integral of the exponential function is given below:
In the next section, you will find a list of integration rules that are quite helpful in finding the integrals of exponential functions:
Rules of Integration
Like differentiation, there are some rules which are used to solve the problems related to integration. These rules are explained below:
- Integration of a Constant
The integral of is equal to ax + C.
- Integration Power Rule
dx is equal to
- Integration Sum Rule
is equal to a dx + b dx
- Integration Difference Rule
is equal to a dx - b dx
- Multiplication by Constant
is equal to
Now, we will see how to solve problems involving the integration of the exponential functions.
Example 1
Find the integral of the following exponential function:
Solution
First, we will use the integral sum rule to write the above function separately like this:
Now, we will use the integral constant rule to shift the constant on the left side of the integral sign in the first term:
We know that and . We will use these two formulas to integrate both the terms like this:
Example 2
Find the integral of the following exponential function:
Solution
We will solve this question by using the substitution method. Suppose . This means that and . Substitute these values in the above equation to get the following:
ios equal to
We will simplify it further to get the following:
Substitute back again the above equation to get the final answer:
Example 3
Find the integral of the following exponential function:
Solution
We will solve this question by using the substitution method. Suppose . It means that and . Since, the original function contains , not , so we will divide by 6. It will give us . Hence, we can write the equation by substituting these values like this:
Now, we will integrate as shown below:
Substitute again in the above equation to get the following answer:
Example 4
Find the integral of the following exponential function:
Solution
We will solve this example through substitution. Suppose . Then, . This means that .
Since, the original function contains , not , so we will multiply by 2. It will give us . Hence, we can write the equation by substituting these values like this:
Now, we will integrate as shown below:
Substitute again in the above equation to get the following answer:
Example 5
Find the integral of the following exponential function:
Solution
We will rewrite the above function in radical form like this:
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Now, we will use the substitution method to solve the above equation. Suppose . This means that . Then, and
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We will shift the constant before the integral sign:
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Substitute in the above equation again to get the following answer:
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Example 6
Find the integral of the following exponential function:
Solution
Shift the fraction to the left side of the integral sign like this:
is equal to :
We can simply integrate this function because .
Example 7
Find the integral of the following exponential function:
Solution
We will solve this question by using the substitution method. Suppose . It means that and . Since, the original function contains , not , so we will divide by 2. It will give us . Hence, we can write the equation by substituting these values like this:
Now, we will integrate as shown below:
Substitute again in the above equation to get the following answer:
Example 8
Find the integral of the following function:
Solution
We can rewrite the above function like this:
Remember the exponent integral formula . We will apply this formula to the above function like this:
We will simplify the above equation to write the answer like this: