Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration - 7.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus - 7.4 Exercises - Page 396: 48

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Suppose that the antiderivative of $kf(x)$ is $F(x)$ so: $$F'(x)=kf(x)$$ Using the $FTC$ it follows: $$\int_{a}^{b}kf(x)dx=F(b)-F(a)$$ $$k\int_{a}^{b}f(x)dx=k \int_{a}^{b}\frac{F'(x)}{k}dx=k\left(\frac{F(b)}{k}-\frac{F(a)}{k}\right)=k\frac{F(b)-F(a)}{k}=F(b)-F(a)$$ so: $$\int_{a}^{b}kf(x)dx=k\int_{a}^{b}f(x)dx$$
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