
Angie D.
asked 01/21/15Urgent, The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus !
Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to find the derivative of
f(x)= ∫ ((t^2/4)-1)^5 dt, upperbound-x^2, lowerbound= 4
f(x)= ∫ ((t^2/4)-1)^5 dt, upperbound-x^2, lowerbound= 4
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Mark M. answered 01/21/15
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Since the lower limit is a constant, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus says that, to find the derivative of the integral, replace t in the integrand by the upper limit and then multiply that function by the derivative of the upper limit.
So, the answer is: [(x2)2/4 - 1]5(2x) = 2x(x4/4 - 1)5.
Richard P. answered 01/21/15
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One version of the Fundamental Theorem is that the derivative of an expression like
F(x) = ∫ f(t) dt with upper bound u(x) and lower bound v(x) is
F' (x) = f(x) [ u' - v' ] where the prime denotes derivative.
This is a lot like the chain rule.
For your problem, u(x) = x2 and v(x) = 4. So u' = 2x and v' = 0
and the answer is (x2/4)5 2x
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Mark M.
01/21/15