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    Integration (Lesson 1/5)

    Definite Integrals, Areas, and Basic Anti-Derivatives

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    Why are we learning integrals?

    Suppose we want to calculate unusual areas, like the area between a parabola and the x-axis:

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    As it turns out, we can use a process called integration, which is essentially the opposite of differentiation, to calculate these areas.