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Calculus

Fundamental Theorem

The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus brings the two big ideas of calculus together by establishing a definite integral functions as providing an antiderivatives of any continuous function (First Fundamental Theorem). This in turn provides a means of using antiderivatives to evaluate definite integrals (Second Fundamental Theorem). The natural logarithm function is an important example of the Fundamental Theorem in action.