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Questionwhere CC is an arbitrary constant.
Find the general antiderivative, F(x)F(x), of the function f(x)=6x7246x107+8f(x)=-\frac{6 \sqrt[2]{x^{7}}}{4}-\frac{6 x^{10}}{7}+8 F(x)=F(x)= \square

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to find the *indefinite integral* of a function, which means finding a function whose derivative is the given function.
It's like reversing the differentiation process! Watch out! Don't forget to add the "*plus C*" at the end, representing the arbitrary constant of integration.
This is super important because many different functions can have the same derivative, differing only by a constant.

STEP 2

1. Rewrite the function
2. Integrate term by term
3. Simplify

STEP 3

Let's **rewrite** our function f(x)f(x) to make it easier to integrate.
We can rewrite the square root as a fractional exponent and simplify the fractions: f(x)=6x7246x107+8=32x7267x10+8f(x) = -\frac{6 \sqrt[2]{x^{7}}}{4}-\frac{6 x^{10}}{7}+8 = -\frac{3}{2}x^{\frac{7}{2}} - \frac{6}{7}x^{10} + 8 This makes each term easier to integrate individually.

STEP 4

Now, let's **integrate** each term separately using the power rule for integration.
Remember, the power rule says: xndx=xn+1n+1+C\int x^n \, dx = \frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} + C where n1n \neq -1.
We're doing this because the integral of a sum is the sum of the integrals!

STEP 5

For the **first term**, 32x72-\frac{3}{2}x^{\frac{7}{2}}, we have n=72n = \frac{7}{2}, so n+1=72+1=72+22=92n+1 = \frac{7}{2} + 1 = \frac{7}{2} + \frac{2}{2} = \frac{9}{2}.
Thus: 32x72dx=32x9292=3229x92=13x92\int -\frac{3}{2}x^{\frac{7}{2}} \, dx = -\frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{9}{2}}}{\frac{9}{2}} = -\frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{9} x^{\frac{9}{2}} = -\frac{1}{3}x^{\frac{9}{2}} We multiplied by 29\frac{2}{9} because dividing by 92\frac{9}{2} is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.

STEP 6

For the **second term**, 67x10-\frac{6}{7}x^{10}, we have n=10n = 10, so n+1=11n+1 = 11.
Thus: 67x10dx=67x1111=677x11\int -\frac{6}{7}x^{10} \, dx = -\frac{6}{7} \cdot \frac{x^{11}}{11} = -\frac{6}{77}x^{11}

STEP 7

For the **constant term**, 88, remember that it's really 8x08x^0.
So n=0n = 0, and n+1=1n+1 = 1.
Thus: 8dx=8x0dx=8x11=8x\int 8 \, dx = \int 8x^0 \, dx = 8 \cdot \frac{x^1}{1} = 8x

STEP 8

Putting it all together, we get: F(x)=13x92677x11+8x+CF(x) = -\frac{1}{3}x^{\frac{9}{2}} - \frac{6}{77}x^{11} + 8x + C Remember that *C* is our constant of integration!

STEP 9

F(x)=13x92677x11+8x+CF(x) = -\frac{1}{3}x^{\frac{9}{2}} - \frac{6}{77}x^{11} + 8x + C

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