Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.9 Antiderivatives - 3.9 Exercises - Page 283: 38

Answer

$$ f^{\prime \prime}(t)=4-\frac{6}{t^{4}} ,\quad f(1)=6 ,\quad f^{\prime}(2)=9,\quad t\gt 0 $$ The required function is $$ f(t)=2t^{2} -t^{-2}+\frac{3}{4}t+\frac{17}{4} $$

Work Step by Step

$$ f^{\prime \prime}(t)=4-\frac{6}{t^{4}} ,\quad f(1)=6 ,\quad f^{\prime}(2)=9,\quad t\gt 0 $$ can be written as the following: $$ f^{\prime \prime}(t)=4-\frac{6}{t^{4}}=4-6t^{-4} $$ The general anti-derivative of $ f^{\prime \prime}(t)=4-\frac{6}{t^{4}} $ is $$ f^{\prime}(t)=4t +2t^{-3}+C $$ To determine C we use the fact that $f^{\prime}(2)=9$: $$ f^{\prime}(2)=4(2) +2(2)^{-3}+C =9 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ \frac{33}{4}+C=9\quad \Rightarrow \quad C=9-\frac{33}{4}=\frac{3}{4}, $$ so $$ f^{\prime}(t)=4t +2t^{-3}+\frac{3}{4} $$ Using the anti-differentiation rules once more, we find that: $$ f(t)=2t^{2} -t^{-2}+\frac{3}{4}t+D $$ To determine D we use the fact that $f(1)=6 $: $$ f(1)=2(1)^{2} -(1)^{-2}+\frac{3}{4}(1)+D=6 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ \frac{7}{4}+D=6\quad \Rightarrow \quad D=\frac{17}{4}, $$ so the required function is $$ f(t)=2t^{2} -t^{-2}+\frac{3}{4}t+\frac{17}{4} $$
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