The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

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Now that we understand area under the curve and the definite integral, we are able to learn the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

Let's look at a few examples.

One key example that uses the F.T.C is the idea of Total Cost. .

At the end of this section you should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. Describe what the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus tells us in your own words.
  2. Why and in what circumstances would we want to use the Fundamental Theorem?

Check Your Understanding
You should try these problems before reviewing the solutions to to these non-graded practice problems.