Mar 16, 2012 · The absolute value equals "the inside" when "the inside" is non-negative, and equals " (-) the inside" when "the inside is negative. So you need to find where "the inside" is zero (i.e. find the …

Dec 5, 2017 · I would split the integrals into the definite integrals over the positive and negative parts and then use the definition of absolute value to compute them. Also note that the last integrand is …

Jan 13, 2016 · When I looked up about absolute value on Wikipedia, I found that the antiderivative of $|x|$ is $\frac12 x|x|+C$. I am able to find the derivative of $|x|$ by treating the function as $\sqrt …

Dec 8, 2018 · The very definition of an integral is the limit of discrete sums of (Riemann) intervals. To properly prove this from the definition we must go back to the definition of integration: For any …

Apr 20, 2021 · For evaluating an integral with an integrand that has an absolute value, will it work if I split up the integral into sections where the integrand equals zero and then take the absolute value of each

Feb 18, 2023 · Throughout all of calculus, the only real way to deal with absolute value is to split your expression into the pieces where the argument was positive and where the argument was negative. …

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Aug 27, 2020 · You would need to know a lot about the function. Consider the integral of sin(x) sin ⁡ (x). Over certain intervals, the integral is zero. But the integral of | sin(x)| | sin (x) | is positive!

How would we prove this? Does this follow from Cauchy Schwarz? Intuitively this is how I see it: In the LHS we could have a negative area that reduces the positive area. In the RHS the area can only …

Apr 30, 2014 · 2 Yes, you are correct; the two integrals are the same since |x| = x on the interval from 1 to 4. If you ever need to take the integral of some strange function, it's worth remembering that …