Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 14 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 1072: 19

Answer

$$\overline f \left( x \right) = 3x - 2$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = 3x + 1 \cr & {\text{The }}n{\text{ - unit moving average of a function }}f{\text{ is}} \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{n}\int_{x - n}^x {f\left( t \right)} dt \cr & {\text{The 2 - unit moving average of }}f\left( x \right) = 3x + 1{\text{ is}} \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\int_{x - 2}^x {\left( {3t + 1} \right)} dt \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{3}{2}{t^2} + t} \right]_{x - 2}^x \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{3}{2}{t^2} + t} \right]_{x - 2}^x \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\left( {\frac{3}{2}{x^2} + x} \right) - \left( {\frac{3}{2}{{\left( {x - 2} \right)}^2} + x - 2} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{3}{2}{x^2} + x - \left( {\frac{3}{2}\left( {{x^2} - 4x + 4} \right) + x - 2} \right)} \right] \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{3}{2}{x^2} + x - \left( {\frac{3}{2}{x^2} - 6x + 6 + x - 2} \right)} \right] \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{3}{2}{x^2} + x - \left( {\frac{3}{2}{x^2} - 5x + 4} \right)} \right] \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{3}{2}{x^2} + x - \frac{3}{2}{x^2} + 5x - 4} \right] \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {6x - 4} \right] \cr & \overline f \left( x \right) = 3x - 2 \cr} $$
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