Definite integration

Maple also does definite integration. Definite integration involves integrating an integrand between two limits of integration. Definite integration has the geometric interpretation of representing the area bounded by a function and the x-axis between the lower and upper limits of integration.

There are two ways to do definite integration in Maple. The first approach is to use the command

int(integrand, x=lower_limit..upper_limit)

This command is pretty self explanatory. The integrand is specified, followed by the variable of integration. In this case it is x, but it can be anything you want. The variable of integration is specified to be between lower and upper limits of integration, separated by a sequence of two periods (..). The lower and upper limits can be either numbers or can be expressions or variables. In this way, very complex mathematical results can be computed by Maple.

There is no right-click option for definite integration. The second approach is to open the Expression menu on the left side of the Maple window and select the symbol for definite integration. Then replace the variable of integration, integrand, and lower and upper limits with the values that you want to use.