Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 4 - Integrals - Problems Plus - Problems - Page 353: 5

Answer

$$ f^{\prime}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)=-1 $$

Work Step by Step

$$ f(x)=\int_{0}^{g(x)} \frac{1}{\sqrt{1+t^{3}}} d t, \text { where } g(x)=\int_{0}^{\cos x}\left[1+\sin \left(t^{2}\right)\right] d t $$ Differentiating both sides of this equation, using $FTC1$ and the Chain Rule (twice) we have $$ \begin{aligned} f^{\prime}(x)&=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+[g(x)]^{3}}} g^{\prime}(x)\\ &=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+[g(x)]^{3}}} \frac{d}{dx} \left[\int_{0}^{\cos x}\left[1+\sin \left(t^{2}\right)\right] d t \right]\\ &=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+[g(x)]^{3}}}\left[1+\sin \left(\cos ^{2} x\right)\right](-\sin x) . \end{aligned}$$ Now $$ g\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)=\int_{0}^{\cos (\frac{\pi}{2})}\left[1+\sin \left(t^{2}\right)\right] d t=\int_{0}^{0}\left[1+\sin \left(t^{2}\right)\right] d t=0, $$ so $$ \begin{aligned} f^{\prime}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)&=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+[g(\frac{\pi}{2})]^{3}}}\left[1+\sin \left(\cos ^{2} (\frac{\pi}{2})\right)\right](-\sin( \frac{\pi}{2})) \\ &=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+0}}(1+\sin 0)(-1) \\ &=1 \cdot 1 \cdot(-1)\\ &=-1 \end{aligned} $$
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