Obtain the discontinuous antiderivative and determine the jump at the discontinuities.
Evaluate the integral and name the antiderivative
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Calculate the jump at
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Expression palette: Limit template
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Calculate the difference in the left and right limits.
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Obtain a continuous antiderivative by evaluating an appropriate definite integral.
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Expression palette: Definite Integral template
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Context Panel: 2-D Math≻Convert To≻Inert Form
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Evaluate the definite integral under the separate assumptions that is positive and is negative.
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If is defined as
then the continuous antiderivative can be written as
where ceil is the "greatest integer" function and floor is the "least integer" function. These two functions tack onto the appropriate multiple of to counterbalance the jumps in the discontinuous .
This example concludes with Table 6.6.5(b) in which the antiderivative is obtained from first principles is obtained in Maple.
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Expression palette: Indefinite Integral template
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Context Panel: 2-D Math≻Convert To≻Inert Form
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Apply the rationalizing substitution via the Change command
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Convert the integrand to a rational function.
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Complete the square in the denominator.
(Maple can find an antiderivative without this step, but completion of the square is an essential step in working from first principles.)
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Revert the rationalizing substation.
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Table 6.6.5(b) Maple calculation of antiderivative from first principles
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