Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - The Definite Integral - 5.2 Exercises - Page 390: 56

Answer

$\int_{0}^{1} \sqrt{1+x^2}~dx \leq \int_{0}^{1} \sqrt{1+x}~dx$

Work Step by Step

On the interval $0 \leq x \leq 1$: $x^2 \leq x$ $1+x^2 \leq 1+x$ $\sqrt{1+x^2} \leq \sqrt{1+x}$ Therefore, by the comparison property: $\int_{0}^{1} \sqrt{1+x^2}~dx \leq \int_{0}^{1} \sqrt{1+x}~dx$
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