Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Integration - 5.4 Working with Integrals - 5.4 Exercises - Page 381: 21

Answer

$$\overline f = 0$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = {x^3}{\text{ on the interval }}\left[ { - 1,1} \right] \cr & {\text{Find the average value using }}\overline f = \frac{1}{{b - a}}\int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx \cr & \overline f = \frac{1}{{1 - \left( { - 1} \right)}}\int_{ - 1}^1 {{x^3}} dx \cr & \overline f = \frac{1}{2}\int_{ - 1}^1 {{x^3}} dx \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & \overline f = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{1}{4}{x^4}} \right]_{ - 1}^1 \cr & \overline f = \frac{1}{8}\left[ {{{\left( 1 \right)}^4} - {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^4}} \right] \cr & \overline f = 0 \cr & \cr & {\text{Graph}} \cr} $$
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