University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.8 - Antiderivatives - Exercises - Page 273: 95

Answer

$y=9x^{1/3}+4$

Work Step by Step

We need to find the anti-derivative for $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=3x^{-2/3}$ Thus, we have $y=9x^{1/3}+C$ Apply the initial condition $y(-1)=-5$ in the above equation to solve for $C$. we get: $-9+C=-5 \implies C=4$ Hence, $y=9x^{1/3}+4$
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