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As stated before, the second part of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus states the following:
Theorem: Suppose and are real-valued functions on such that is differentiable on and for all in that interval. Then
However, just for this section, we will also assume that is continuous on that interval. This difference will become important later, and we discuss the difference here.
First, let's show that Part 1 of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus can prove this theorem. Before we begin, we need to start with an important lemma, which is stated and proven here. To repeat, it states the following:
Lemma 1: Suppose is continuous on and differentiable on . If for all in , then prove that is constant.
With it, we move on to a new lemma. Using the previous lemma, try to prove this on your own first!
Lemma 2: Suppose and are differentiable functions in , and that for any in that interval. Then there exists a constant such that for all in .
To prove this lemma, let's define a new function: We differentiate both sides to find that Since this holds for all in the interval, by Lemma 1 it follows that is a constant function- i.e. there exists a constant for which as desired. Now that we have this lemma, we can use it, along with the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, to prove the Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus! Again, try it on your own first. (Hint: If is an integrable function, define a new function Use this with the lemmas that we proved above.)
Okay, let's prove this theorem together. Suppose and are real-valued functions on the interval such that for all in . We wish to use the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to prove that, if is integrable, then To do so, define a new function on : By the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Since for all in , by Lemma 2 we have for some constant . Now, we observe that So, it follows that So now, we have Letting , we now get as desired.
As explained before, this theorem connects the integral of a function to its anti-derivative, thereby giving us a much easier method of integration. As an example, let's find the value of By Lemma 2 from above, we know that any anti-derivative of is of the form , where can be any constant. So, by Part 2 of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, As you've probably realized, this is a much easier way to calculate a definite integral than using the definition of integrals!
Now you try!
Calculate the value of
We note that for the function , its anti-derivative is for some constant . Then, by Part 2 of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, As you've probably noticed, this theorem will become very useful for evaluating integrals. So keep this in mind!