Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.9 Antiderivatives - 3.9 Exercises - Page 283: 32

Answer

$$ f^{\prime}(t)=t+\frac{1}{t^{3}}, \quad t\gt0 , \quad f(1)=6 $$ The required function is $$ f(t)=\frac{1}{2}t^{2}-\frac{1}{2}t^{-2}+6 $$

Work Step by Step

$$ f^{\prime}(t)=t+\frac{1}{t^{3}}, \quad t\gt0 , \quad f(1)=6 $$ can be written as the following: $$ f^{\prime}(t)=t+\frac{1}{t^{3}}=t+t^{-3} $$ The general anti-derivative of $ f^{\prime}(t)=t+\frac{1}{t^{3}} $ is $$ f(t)=\frac{1}{2}t^{2}-\frac{1}{2}t^{-2}+C $$ To determine C we use the fact that $f(1)=6$: $$ f(1)=\frac{1}{2}(1)^{2}-\frac{1}{2}(1)^{-2}+C =6 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ 0+C=6 \quad \Rightarrow \quad C=6, $$ so $$ f(t)=\frac{1}{2}t^{2}-\frac{1}{2}t^{-2}+6 $$
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