Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.4 Exercises - Page 355: 123

Answer

$$f\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^x} + {e^{ - x}}} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f''\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^x} + {e^{ - x}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \int {f''\left( x \right)} dx \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\int {\left( {{e^x} + {e^{ - x}}} \right)} dx \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^x} - {e^{ - x}}} \right) + {C_1}{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the initial condition }}f'\left( 0 \right) = 0 \cr & 0 = \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^0} - {e^0}} \right) + {C_1} \cr & {C_1} = 0 \cr & {\text{Substitute }}{C_1}{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^x} - {e^{ - x}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & f\left( x \right) = \int {f'\left( x \right)} dx \cr & f\left( x \right) = \int {\left[ {\frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^x} - {e^{ - x}}} \right)} \right]} dx \cr & f\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^x} + {e^{ - x}}} \right) + {C_2}{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the initial condition }}f\left( 0 \right) = 1 \cr & 1 = \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^0} + {e^0}} \right) + {C_2} \cr & 1 = \frac{1}{2}\left( 2 \right) + {C_2} \cr & {C_2} = 0 \cr & {\text{Substitute }}{C_2}{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{2}} \right) \cr & f\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^x} + {e^{ - x}}} \right) \cr} $$
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