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Ch. 5 - Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 5.3.22a

Area functions for linear functions Consider the following functions ƒ and real numbers a (see figure).                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                     
 (a) Find and graph the area function A (𝓍) = ∫ₐˣ ƒ(t) dt .                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                               
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 ƒ(t) = 4t + 2 , a = 0

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Step 1: Understand the problem. You are tasked with finding the area function A(𝓍) = ∫ₐˣ ƒ(t) dt, where ƒ(t) = 4t + 2 and a = 0. This involves integrating the given linear function ƒ(t) with respect to t, starting from the lower limit a = 0 to the upper limit x.
Step 2: Set up the integral. Write the area function as A(𝓍) = ∫₀ˣ (4t + 2) dt. This represents the accumulation of the area under the curve ƒ(t) = 4t + 2 from t = 0 to t = x.
Step 3: Perform the integration. Break the integral into two parts: ∫₀ˣ 4t dt and ∫₀ˣ 2 dt. Use the power rule for integration on the first term and the constant rule for integration on the second term. For the first term, ∫ 4t dt = 4 * (t² / 2) = 2t². For the second term, ∫ 2 dt = 2t.
Step 4: Apply the limits of integration. Substitute the limits of integration (from t = 0 to t = x) into the result of the integration. For the first term, evaluate 2t² at t = x and t = 0. For the second term, evaluate 2t at t = x and t = 0.
Step 5: Combine the results. After applying the limits, combine the results from both terms to express the area function A(𝓍). The final expression will be a function of x that represents the accumulated area under the curve ƒ(t) = 4t + 2 from t = 0 to t = x.

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