Calculation of definite integrals using probability distributions

Authors

  • Fernanda Vital de Paula Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins (UFNT), Campus Araguaína, Araguaína, TO, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7936-8937
  • Kevellyn Samara Lima da Silva Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins (UFNT), Campus Araguaína, Araguaína, TO, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4327-9649
  • Domingos Santana Nascimento dos Santos Colégio Estadual Juscelino Kubistheck de Oliveira (CEJKO), Luzinópolis, TO, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8231-7906

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35819/remat2021v7i1id4694

Keywords:

Probability Distributions, Definite Integrals, Calculation, Probability

Abstract

This article is a part of a monograph of one of the authors and is directed to those interested in concepts from the subjects of Integral Calculus and Probability. In this sense, it is proposed an alternative technique for solving definite integrals and until then not presented in the literature, according to the research carried out. For the development of this article, the probability distribution functions of the Beta and Exponential distributions, their properties and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus will be emphasized as theoretical support to the reader. Subsequently, two definite integrals are solved to exemplify the proposed technique, followed by the generalization of the functions that can be integrated through the Exponential and Beta distributions. It is possible to show that the proposed method, in addition to being an alternative procedure for the resolution of definite integrals, offers the advantage of reducing the necessary calculations when using the integration techniques proposed in the Integral Calculus literature.

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Author Biographies

Fernanda Vital de Paula, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins (UFNT), Campus Araguaína, Araguaína, TO, Brasil

Kevellyn Samara Lima da Silva, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins (UFNT), Campus Araguaína, Araguaína, TO, Brasil

Domingos Santana Nascimento dos Santos, Colégio Estadual Juscelino Kubistheck de Oliveira (CEJKO), Luzinópolis, TO, Brasil

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Published

2021-05-31

How to Cite

PAULA, F. V. de; SILVA, K. S. L. da; SANTOS, D. S. N. dos. Calculation of definite integrals using probability distributions. REMAT: Revista Eletrônica da Matemática, Bento Gonçalves, RS, v. 7, n. 1, p. e3014, 2021. DOI: 10.35819/remat2021v7i1id4694. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/REMAT/article/view/4694. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Mathematics