Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Applications of Integration - 7.1 Exercises - Page 445: 85

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

As a counterexample, consider the graphs of the functions $y=x$ and $y=x^2$. The graphs intersect at x=0, the midway between x=-1 and x=1. But, $$\int_{-1}^1x-x^2dx = \left[\frac{x^2}{2}-\frac{x^3}{3}\right]_{-1}^1=-\frac{2}{3}\ne 0 $$
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