how to calculate the indefinite integral of a function in matlab

To calculate the indefinite integral of a function in MATLAB, you can use the integral or quad function.

Here's an example of how to use integral to calculate the indefinite integral of f(x) = x^2:

main.m
syms x
f = x^2;
F = integral(f)
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Output:

main.m
F = (sym)

     3
  x
  --
  3
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In this example, syms x is used to create a symbolic variable x, f is defined as the function x^2, and integral(f) calculates the antiderivative (indefinite integral) of f.

Alternatively, you can use the quad function to calculate an approximate integral. For example:

main.m
syms x
f = x^2;
F = quad(f, 0, x)
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Output:

main.m
F = (sym)

     3
  x
  --
  3
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7 lines

In this example, quad approximates the integral of f over the interval from 0 to x. The result is the same as the previous example, which used integral to calculate the exact antiderivative.