Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.7 - Antiderivatives - Exercises 4.7 - Page 241: 95

Answer

$y=-cos(x)-sin(x)-2$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $\frac{dy}{dx}=sin(x)-cos(x)$, we have $y=\int(sin(x)-cos(x))dx=-cos(x)-sin(x)+C$ where $C$ is a constant. Step 2. Using the point on the curve, $y(-\pi)=-1$, we have $-cos(-\pi)-sin(-\pi)+C=-1$ and $C=-2$. Step 3. Thus the answer is $y=-cos(x)-sin(x)-2$
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