Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter 4 - Integration - 4.1 Exercises - Page 253: 70

Answer

True

Work Step by Step

All the polynomials of degree n can be represented as: $p_n(x) = a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+...+a_1x+a_0$ , $a_n\ne0$ Therefore, by reverse power rule, the antiderivative of $p_n(x)$ is given by: $q(x)= \frac{a_nx^{n+1}}{n+1}+\frac{a_{n-1}x^{n}}{n}+...+\frac{a_1x^2}{2}+a_0x+C$ , C being the constant of integration. $a_n\ne0$ , therefore $\frac{a_n}{n+1}\ne0$ and hence q(x) is a polynomial of degree n+1 as asserted.
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