Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.7 - Antiderivatives - Exercises 4.7 - Page 240: 76

Answer

$y=x^{1/2}-2$ or, $y=\sqrt x-2$

Work Step by Step

The anti-derivative for $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{1}{2\sqrt x}$ is $y=x^{1/2}+C$ Apply the initial conditions $y(4)=0$. This implies $2+C=0 $ or, $C=-2$ Hence, $y=x^{1/2}-2$ or, $y=\sqrt x-2$
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