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Ch. 4 - Applications of Derivatives
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Capitolo 4, Problema 4.7.6b

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, which is \(\frac{1}{2}x^{3}\).
Recall the power rule for antiderivatives: for \(x^{n}\), the antiderivative is \(\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} + C\), where \(C\) is the constant of integration and \(n \neq -1\).
Apply the power rule to \(x^{3}\): increase the exponent by 1 to get 4, then divide by the new exponent, so the antiderivative of \(x^{3}\) is \(\frac{x^{4}}{4} + C\).
Since the original function is multiplied by \(\frac{1}{2}\), multiply the antiderivative by \(\frac{1}{2}\) to get \(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{4}}{4} + C\).
Simplify the expression to write the antiderivative as \(\frac{x^{4}}{8} + C\). Remember to verify your answer by differentiating it to check if you get back the original function.

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Antiderivative (Indefinite Integral)

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