Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.2 Exercises - Page 176: 71

Answer

$f(x)=x^{2}-1.$

Work Step by Step

A function with $f^{\prime}(x)=2x$ (for all x) has form $f(x)=x^{2}+c$, where c is some constant. The point $(1,0)$ is on the graph, so $f(1)=0$ Since $f(1)=1^{2}+c,$ $0=1+c$ it follows that $c=-1$ and $f(x)=x^{2}-1.$
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