Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 4 - Integration - 4.5 The Definite Integral - Exercises Set 4.5 - Page 307: 17

Answer

(a) \begin{align} \int_{-2}^{0}f(x)dx = 2 \end{align} (b) \begin{align} \int_{-2}^{2}f(x)dx = 4 \end{align} (c) \begin{align} \int_{0}^{6}f(x)dx = 10 \end{align} (d) \begin{align} \int_{-4}^{6}f(x)dx = 10 \end{align}

Work Step by Step

The given piecewise function is \begin{align} f(x) = \begin{cases} \mid x-2\mid, &\quad x\geq0 \\ x+2, &\quad x\lt0 \\ \end{cases} \end{align} (a) \begin{align} \int_{-2}^{0}f(x)dx = \int_{-2}^{0} (x+2) dx = \big[\frac{x^{2}}{2} + 2x \big]_{-2}^{0} = 2 \end{align} (b) \begin{align} \int_{-2}^{2}f(x)dx = \int_{-2}^{0} (x+2) dx + \int_{0}^{2} \mid x-2 \mid dx = 2 + \int_{0}^{2} (-x+2) dx = 2 + \big[\frac{-x^{2}}{2} + 2x \big]_{0}^{2} = 2 + 2 = 4 \end{align} (c) \begin{align} \int_{0}^{6}f(x)dx = \int_{0}^{6} \mid x-2 \mid dx = \int_{0}^{2} (-x+2) dx + \int_{2}^{6} (x-2) dx = 2 + \big[\frac{x^{2}}{2} - 2x \big]_{2}^{6} = 2 + 8 = 10 \end{align} (d) \begin{align} \int_{-4}^{6}f(x)dx = \int_{-4}^{0} (x+2) dx + \int_{0}^{6} \mid x-2 \mid dx = \big[\frac{x^{2}}{2} + 2x \big]_{-4}^{0} + 10 = 0 + 10 = 10 \end{align}
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