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: 88

Answer

$\displaystyle \int g(t)dt$ represents the volume of rocket fuel burned during $t$ seconds of flight.

Work Step by Step

The unit of $t$ is "seconds of flight". If the unit of $g(t)$ is "volume of rocket fuel burned per second", then $g(t)$ is the derivative of some $G(t)$, whose units are "volume of rocket fuel burned", such that $G'(t)=g(t)$ (g is the instantaneous rate of change of $G$). This means that $G$ is an antiderivative of $g$, that is, $G(x)$ is one of the solutions of $\displaystyle \int g(t)dt$ Thus, $\displaystyle \int g(t)dt$ represents the volume of rocket fuel burned during $t$ seconds of flight.
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