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OpenStudy (amonoconnor):

I have no idea about how to solve this, and am wondering if someone can explain how to get to the answer the WolframAlpha (and my book) have gotten. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

OpenStudy (amonoconnor):

The problem:

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

How does one integrate \(\int |x| dx\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i hope this will help

OpenStudy (amonoconnor):

Yes, that helps a lot... so basically, taking away the boundaries crossing 0 in a single integral makes the absolute value be negated?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

OpenStudy (amonoconnor):

Wonderful!!! Thank you all for being such great OS'ers!! :D

OpenStudy (amonoconnor):

**I'm going to try and work this one through now...

OpenStudy (amonoconnor):

Got it!! :)

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