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Integrate the following.
\int\limits^a_b {sin(x)} \, dx

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Answer: -cos(a)+cos(b)

Explanation:

To integrate is the same as saying to find the antiderivative.


\int\limits^a_b {sin(x)} \, dx [antiderivative of sinx is -cosx]


-cos(x)|_b^a [include boundaries]


-cos(a)+cos(b)

Therefore, the integral would be -cos(a)+cos(b).

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