Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 4 - Integrals - 4.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem - 4.4 Exercises - Page 339: 74

Answer

$$b = \ln (e^a+2)-\ln (3)$$

Work Step by Step

From the given figure , we have \begin{aligned} \text{Area of } \ A&= \int_0^ae^xdx\\ &= e^x\bigg|0^a\\ &= e^a-1\\ \text{Area of } \ B&= \int_0^be^xdx\\ &= e^x\bigg|0^b\\ &= e^b-1\\ \end{aligned} Since area of B is three times the area of A \begin{aligned} \text{Area of } \ B &=3\text{Area of } \ A\\ 3e^b-3&=e^a-1\\ 3e^b &=e^a+2\\ e^b &=\frac{1}{3}(e^a+2)\\ b &= \ln \frac{e^a+2}{3}\\ &= \ln (e^a+2)-\ln (3) \end{aligned}
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