Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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

Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus - 5.3 Exercises - Page 401: 67

Answer

\begin{aligned} & \text{Question: Let } F(x) = \int_{2}^{x} e^{t^2} dt \text{, find the equation of the tangent line to the curve } y = F(x) \text{ at the point } x = 0. \\ & \text{Answer: } y =e^4(x-2) \end{aligned}

Work Step by Step

\begin{aligned} & \text{The given question is like that:} \\ & \text{Let } F(x) = \int_{2}^{x} e^{t^2} dt \text{, find the equation of the tangent line to the curve } y = F(x) \text{ at the point } x = 0. \\ & \text{So let's start by noticing that when } x \text{ is } 2 \text{, } F(2) = 0 \text{ because integral from } 2 \text{ to } 2 \text{ is } 0. \\ & \text{So the tangent line equation is like that:} \\ & (y-y_0)=F'(x_0)(x-x_0) \\ & \text{So here } y_0 = F(2) = 0 \text{ and } x_0 = 2, \\ & \text{and by fundamental theorem of calculus, the derivative of that integral is } e^{x^2} \\ & \text{so derivative at the point } x = 2 \text{ is equal to } e^4. \\ & \text{And when we plug all this in tangent line equation we get:} \\ y &=e^4(x-2) \end{aligned}
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