Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 3 - Review - Exercises - Page 269: 91

Answer

$4~kg/m$

Work Step by Step

Let $\lambda$ be the linear density of the wire at any point $x$. Then: $mass = \int_{0}^{x} \lambda ~dx = x(1+\sqrt{x})~kg$ Then: $\lambda = \frac{d}{dx}[x(1+\sqrt{x})]$ $\lambda = \frac{d}{dx}(x+x^{3/2})$ $\lambda = 1+\frac{3}{2}\sqrt{x}$ When $x = 4~m$: $\lambda = 1+\frac{3}{2}\sqrt{4}$ $\lambda = 1+3$ $\lambda = 4~kg/m$
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