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Ch. 4 - Applications of Derivatives
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Capitolo 4, Problema 4.7.9a

Finding Antiderivatives
In Exercises 1–16, find an antiderivative for each function. Do as many as you can mentally. Check your answers by differentiation.
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Identify the function to find the antiderivative of: \(\frac{2}{3} x^{-\frac{1}{3}}\).
Recall the power rule for antiderivatives: for \(x^n\), the antiderivative is \(\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} + C\), provided \(n \neq -1\).
Apply the power rule by adding 1 to the exponent: \(-\frac{1}{3} + 1 = \frac{2}{3}\).
Write the antiderivative as \(\frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{2}{3}}}{\frac{2}{3}} + C\).
Simplify the expression by canceling the \(\frac{2}{3}\) terms and include the constant of integration \(C\).

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Antiderivatives (Indefinite Integrals)

An antiderivative of a function is another function whose derivative equals the original function. Finding antiderivatives involves reversing differentiation, often represented as indefinite integrals. For example, the antiderivative of x^n is (x^(n+1))/(n+1) + C, where C is the constant of integration.
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Power Rule for Integration

The power rule for integration states that the integral of x^n with respect to x is (x^(n+1))/(n+1) + C, provided n ≠ -1. This rule is essential for integrating functions with variable exponents, including fractional and negative powers, by increasing the exponent by one and dividing by the new exponent.
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Verification by Differentiation

After finding an antiderivative, verifying it by differentiation ensures correctness. Differentiating the antiderivative should yield the original function. This step confirms that the integration was performed accurately and helps identify any mistakes in the process.
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53. Distance between two ships At noon, ship A was 12 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 12 knots (nautical miles per hour; a nautical mile is 2000 yd) and continued to do so all day. Ship B was sailing east at 8 knots and continued to do so all day.

a. Start counting time with t=0 at noon and express the distance s between the ships as a function of t.

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51. Frictionless cart A small frictionless cart, attached to the wall by a spring, is pulled 10 cm from its rest position and released at time t = 0 to roll back and forth for 4 sec. Its position at time t is s = 10 cos πt.

a. What is the cart's maximum speed? When is the cart moving that fast? Where is it then? What is the magnitude of the acceleration then?

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Identifying Extrema


In Exercises 41–52:


a. Identify the function’s local extreme values in the given domain, and say where they occur.


f(x) = √(x² − 2x − 3), 3 ≤ x < ∞

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25. Paper folding A rectangular sheet of 8.5-in.-by-11-in. paper is placed on a flat surface. One of the corners is placed on the opposite longer edge, as shown in the figure, and held there as the paper is smoothed flat. The problem is to make the length of the crease as small as possible. Call the length L. Try it with paper.

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a. Show that L^2=2x^3/(2x-8.5).

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Identifying Extrema


In Exercises 41–52:


a. Identify the function’s local extreme values in the given domain, and say where they occur.


g(x) = x² − 4x + 4, 1 ≤ x < ∞

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Analyzing Functions from Derivatives


Answer the following questions about the functions whose derivatives are given in Exercises 1–14:


a. What are the critical points of f?


f′(x) = (x − 1)(x + 2)(x − 3)

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