Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.7 - Antiderivatives - Exercises 4.7 - Page 240: 93

Answer

$y=x-x^{4/3}+0.5$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $y'=1-\frac{4}{3}x^{1/3}$, we have $y=\int(1-\frac{4}{3}x^{1/3})dx=x-x^{4/3}+C$. Step 2. Using the point on the curve $y(1)=0.5$, we have $1-(1)^{4/3}+C=0.5$ and $C=0.5$. Step 3. Thus the answer is $y=x-x^{4/3}+0.5$
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