Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.9 Antiderivatives - 3.9 Exercises - Page 283: 44

Answer

$f(x)=\frac{x^{4}}{4}+\frac{3}{4}$

Work Step by Step

It is given that: $$f'(x)=x^{3}$$ Integrate both sides with respect to $x$: $$\int f'(x) dx=\int x^{3}dx$$ $$f(x)=\frac{x^{4}}{4}+c$$ Find $c$. The slope of the tangent line to the graph of $f$ at the point $(x,f(x))$ is: $$m=f'(x)$$ The slope intercept form of the line $x+y=0$ is $y=-x$. The slope of the line $y=-x$ is $-1$. So: $$m=f'(x) \to -1=x^{3} \to x=-1$$ The $y$-coordinate of $x=-1$ is $y=-(-1)=1$. So the tangent line touches the graph of $f$ at the point $(-1,1)$ which mean that $f(-1)=1$. $$f(x)=\frac{x^{4}}{4}+c \to f(-1)=\frac{(-1)^{4}}{4}+c$$ $$1=\frac{(-1)^{4}}{4}+c$$ $$1=\frac{1}{4}+c$$ $$\frac{3}{4}=c$$ So the equation of $f$ is: $$f(x)=\frac{x^{4}}{4}+c \to f(x)=\frac{x^{4}}{4}+\frac{3}{4} $$
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