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OpenStudy (thecalchater):

Calculus Help Please Explain.

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

@freckles

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

OpenStudy (freckles):

you are given f'' and you want to find f

OpenStudy (freckles):

if you integrate f'' just once you get f'

OpenStudy (freckles):

try that

OpenStudy (freckles):

and let me know what you get for f'

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

ok give me a minute.

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

So integrate the f''?

OpenStudy (freckles):

I would like to apply the condition for f' first that condition being f'(0)=7

OpenStudy (freckles):

use this to find the constant value in your f'(x)

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

I integrated f'' and got x^3/3+C

OpenStudy (freckles):

ok and so f'(x)=x^3/3+C and you are given f'(0)=7

OpenStudy (freckles):

f'(0)=0^3/3+C but f'(0)=7 so 0^3/3+C=7

OpenStudy (freckles):

find C then we will integrate f' to find f and use f(0)=2 to find the constant of integration here

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

C=7

OpenStudy (freckles):

right so you have f'(x)=x^3/3+7 integrate f' to find f

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

x^4/12+Cx+C

OpenStudy (freckles):

Why is there two C's?

OpenStudy (freckles):

f(x)=x^4/12+7x+C

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

*x^4/12+Cx

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

ohhhh my bad i put C instead of 7 I frgot to plug in

OpenStudy (freckles):

now use f(0)=2 to find C in f(x)=x^4/12+7x+C

OpenStudy (freckles):

by the way some people would feel OCD about calling this new constant of integration C when we called the old one C also

OpenStudy (freckles):

You could have wrote x^4/12+Cx+D for f if you wanted but not x^4/12+Cx+C

OpenStudy (freckles):

So anyways we have f(x)=x^4/12+7x+D I guess I will use D instead but anyways use f(0)=2 to find D

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

C=-2

OpenStudy (freckles):

how did you get C (or D whatver) is -2?

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

C=-5***

OpenStudy (freckles):

0^4/12+7(0)+C=2 ?

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

typo

OpenStudy (freckles):

0+0+C=2 so C=?

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

Oh I forgot to plug in 0 for x by the 7 it should be C=2

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

so then y=f(x) is ?

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

this one I have no clue where to start.

OpenStudy (freckles):

\[f''(x)=x^2 \\ f'(x)=\frac{x^3}{3}+C \\ \text{ use } f'(0)=7 \text{ \to find } C \\ f'(0)=\frac{0^3}{3}+C=7 \implies C=7 \\ f'(x)=\frac{x^3}{3}+7 \\ f(x)=\frac{x^4}{3(4)}+7x+D \\ f(x)=\frac{x^4}{12}+7x+D \\ \text{ use } f(0)=2 \text{ \to find } D \\ f(0)=\frac{0^4}{12}+7(0)+D=2 \implies D=2 \\ \text{ so } f(x)=\frac{x^4}{12}+7x+2\]

OpenStudy (freckles):

just use addition/difference law for integration and use constant multiple rule for integration

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

Gotcha

OpenStudy (freckles):

\[\int\limits (a f(t)+b g(t))dt \\ =\int\limits a f(t) dt + \int\limits b g(t) dt \\ =a \int\limits f(t) dt + b \int\limits g(t) dt \]

OpenStudy (freckles):

then plug in

OpenStudy (freckles):

and perform order of operations

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

for the next one?

OpenStudy (freckles):

what next one

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

OpenStudy (freckles):

I the last one I seen was 27

OpenStudy (freckles):

that's the same problem

OpenStudy (freckles):

did you mean to post another one

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

Oh ok... So just plug in?

OpenStudy (freckles):

just use addition/difference law for integration and use constant multiple rule for integration then plug in then order of operations

OpenStudy (freckles):

I gave an example above on how to use addition/difference and constant multiple rule for integration

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

Ok I'll try it .

OpenStudy (freckles):

I have to go should be pretty easy though it is like them asking you to evaluate -24X-2Y when X=15/4 and Y=3/2

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

I don't get it..

OpenStudy (freckles):

\[\int\limits_1^2 (-24t^3-2t) dt \\ \int\limits_1^2 (-24t^3)dt -\int\limits _1^2 (2t )dt \] did you try to apply the difference/addition rule for integration?

OpenStudy (freckles):

now bring out those constants for each and just plug in the values given

OpenStudy (thecalchater):

ohhhhh ok I think i see it now... I'll catch ya later :)Thanks again for the help.

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