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Proving a property of an integral

 
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Jun23-12, 02:12 PM   #1
 

Proving a property of an integral


I have already solved it, but I need confirmation:


Are there other ways of proving this?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Jun23-12, 08:00 PM   #2
 
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Quote by Mike s View Post
I have already solved it, but I need confirmation:


Are there other ways of proving this?

Thanks in advance!
Your proof is fine (and it's the way I would've done it), except that you should explicitly define your [itex]F(a)[/itex]. You implicitly defined it as an indefinite integral, which means [itex]F(0) = c[/itex], but I would prefer to define [itex]F(a) = \int_0^a f(x) dx[/itex], and include one more intermediary step clarifying that [itex]\int_a^{2a} f(t) dt = \int_0^{2a} f(t) dt - \int_0^a f(t) dt = F(2a) - F(a)[/itex]. This way, I don't have to bother with the [itex]F(0)[/itex] term at all.
 
Jun24-12, 04:18 AM   #3
 
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Your proof is fine (and it's the way I would've done it), except that you should explicitly define your [itex]F(a)[/itex]. You implicitly defined it as an indefinite integral, which means [itex]F(0) = c[/itex], but I would prefer to define [itex]F(a) = \int_0^a f(x) dx[/itex], and include one more intermediary step clarifying that [itex]\int_a^{2a} f(t) dt = \int_0^{2a} f(t) dt - \int_0^a f(t) dt = F(2a) - F(a)[/itex]. This way, I don't have to bother with the [itex]F(0)[/itex] term at all.
Thanks a lot!
 
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