Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 13 - Section 13.1 - The Indefinite Integral - Exercises - Page 961: 81

Answer

No. We need a point on the graph of our function G(x) (we need to know one value $G(a)$).

Work Step by Step

If $F(x)$ is an antiderivative of $f(x)$, that is $ F'(x)=f(x)$, then the indefinite integral of $f$ is $\displaystyle \int f(x)dx=F(x)+C.$ This is not one function -- it is a collection of functions, separated by some constant. These functions have the form $\quad G(x)=F(x)+C.$ More information is needed to pinpoint C, which would give a particular solution. For example, if $G(x)$ is the actual function from the set of antiderivatives, and we know one point on the graph of $G,\quad (a, G(a))$, then we find C by inserting $G(a)=F(a)+C$
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