[C.4] Integration

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Features a TI Calculator
Lesson Summary:

In this lesson, you will learn how to use integration to find the total revenue of a company over time by adding up the areas under a function. You will be introduced to the idea of definite integration and how to use your calculator to solve for the integral. You will also learn how to approximate the integral by adding up a bunch of rectangles, and how to come up with a function that fits the data to be integrated. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use integration to find the total revenue of a company over a given interval.

Lesson Description:

Learn how to find integrals using the TI graphing calculator.

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Questions answered by this video:
  • How do you do numerical integration on a TI graphing calculator?
  • What does it mean to find the total revenue for a situation?
  • How can you find the total revenue for a sales problem using integration?
  • How can you use the Calculate > Integral function on a TI graphing calculator?
  • Staff Review

    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
    This lesson explains how to find the total area under a curve by finding the integral of a function using a TI graphing calculator. All steps involved in going from the problem to the graphing calculator steps are shown. The idea or concept of finding the total revenue for a situation is explained and discussed using a spreadsheet. Graphs, Solver, and other calculator functions are used.