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: 72

Answer

$f(x)=3x^{2}-x-3$

Work Step by Step

A function with $f^{\prime}(x)=6x-1$ (for all x) has form $f(x)=3x^{2}-x+c$, where c is some constant. The point $(2,7)$ is on the graph, so $f(2)=7$ Since $f(2)=3(2^{2})-2+c$, $7=10+c$, it follows that $c=-3$ and $f(x)=3x^{2}-x-3$
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