I keep getting “Antiderivative” questions wrong in Integration. What's the trap?
forgetting to add +C to an indefinite integral.
The usual trap: forgetting to add +C to an indefinite integral. How to avoid it: no +C means an incomplete indefinite integral. Go back to the definition — integration reverses differentiation; an indefinite integral always carries a constant of integration +C.
Key point
Antiderivative
Common mistake
forgetting to add +C to an indefinite integral.
Memory tip
no +C means an incomplete indefinite integral.
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