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Homework Statement
The Attempt at a Solution
Sorry, i didn't know how to put this on the forum so i did it on paint and uploaded it to tinypic.
Here is the image of the "attempted" solution.
The x is already "back": differentiate [itex](1/9)(x- 1)^9+ (1/8)(x- 1)^8+ C[/itex].A_Munk3y said:Oh, ok, but how do i differentiate the c and what do i do to bring back the x when i differentiate? (since i changed the x to u+1)
(x-1)8+(x-1)7 => (x-1)7x (im guessing the c is a constant?)HallsofIvy said:The x is already "back": differentiate [itex](1/9)(x- 1)^9+ (1/8)(x- 1)^8+ C[/itex].
Mentallic said:I'll be frank here, if you don't know what to do with the c then you probably don't have a clue why you put it there in the first place. You should go back and read up on the fundamentals of integration.
An anti-derivative of x(x-4)^7 is any function whose derivative is equal to x(x-4)^7. In this case, the anti-derivative is (1/9)(x-4)^9 + C, where C is a constant of integration.
An anti-derivative is the reverse operation of a derivative. While a derivative gives us the rate of change of a function, an anti-derivative gives us the original function itself. In other words, an anti-derivative "undoes" the process of differentiation.
The process for finding an anti-derivative is called integration. It involves using a set of rules and techniques to "undo" the process of differentiation. One common method is using the power rule, where we increase the power of the variable by 1 and divide by the new power.
Yes, there can be multiple anti-derivatives for a single function. This is because when we integrate, we add a constant of integration (C) at the end, which can take on any value. Therefore, the family of anti-derivatives of a function will differ only by a constant value.
Anti-derivatives are important in calculus because they allow us to find the original function when we only know its rate of change. They also have many practical applications in physics, engineering, and economics, where we need to find the total change or accumulation of a quantity over a period of time.