Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 4 - Integration - 4.1 An Overview Of The Area Problem - Exercises Set 4.1 - Page 271: 23

Answer

\[ 2= a \text { and } 2 x= f(x) \]

Work Step by Step

\[ f(x)=2 x=A^{\prime}(x) \] Note that the area becomes zero if $2=x$, so $a$ must be equal to 2 (because the area of the graph on $[2, x]$ is then zero at $x=2$ )
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