Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.9 Antiderivatives - 3.9 Exercises - Page 283: 34

Answer

$$ f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{(x+1)}{\sqrt{x}}, \quad f(1)=5 $$ The required function is $$ f(x)=\frac{2}{3} x^{\frac{3}{2}}+ 2x^{\frac{1}{2}}+2 $$

Work Step by Step

$$ f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{(x+1)}{\sqrt{x}}, \quad f(1)=5 $$ can be written as the following: $$ f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{(x+1)}{\sqrt{x}}=x^{-\frac{1}{2}}(x+1)=x^{\frac{1}{2}}+ x^{-\frac{1}{2}} $$ The general anti-derivative of $ f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{(x+1)}{\sqrt{x}} $ is $$ f(x)=\frac{2}{3} x^{\frac{3}{2}}+ 2x^{\frac{1}{2}}+C $$ To determine C we use the fact that $f(1)=5$: $$ f(1)=\frac{2}{3}(1)^{\frac{3}{2}}+ 2(1)^{\frac{1}{2}}+C=5 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ 3+C=5\quad \Rightarrow \quad C=2, $$ so $$ f(x)=\frac{2}{3} x^{\frac{3}{2}}+ 2x^{\frac{1}{2}}+2 $$
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