Definite Integral w/ Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

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Homework Statement


Find F'(x) if

F(x)=\int_{0}^{x^3}(\sin (t^2))dt



The Attempt at a Solution



Here's what I did:

F(x)= -\cos (t^2)\biggr]^{x^3}_{0}

and I get: F(x)= -\cos (x^6) +1

F'(x)= sin (x^6)(6x^5)

However, the book's answer is F'(x)= 3x^2 \sin(x^6)

How did they come up with this answer if the derivative of x^6 is 6x^5 ??

Thanks.
 
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Eeh, wherever did your cosines come from?
 
Sorry, original post edited. I was looking at the wrong problem.
 
lLovePhysics said:

Homework Statement


Find F'(x) if

F(x)=\int_{0}^{x^3}(\sin (t^2))dt



The Attempt at a Solution



Here's what I did:

F(x)= -\cos (t^2)\biggr]^{x^3}_{0}

and I get: F(x)= -\cos (x^6) +1

F'(x)= sin (x^6)(6x^5)

However, the book's answer is F'(x)= 3x^2 \sin(x^6)

How did they come up with this answer if the derivative of x^6 is 6x^5 ??

Thanks.
Allright!
Your anti-derivative is totally wrong.
The derivative of -cos(t^{2})=2tsin(t^{2}), which does not agree with your original integrand.
 
arildno said:
Allright!
Your anti-derivative is totally wrong.
The derivative of -cos(t^{2})=2tsin(t^{2}), which does not agree with your original integrand.

Oh ok. How do you solve it then?

I tired the u-substitution method:

F(x)=\frac{1}{2}\int^{x^3}_{0}\sin u(u^{-1/2}) du

Am I on the right track?
 
Not at all, you can't write an anti-derivative to that integrand in terms of elementary functions.

Use the fundamental theorem of calculus instead.
 
You don't find the antiderivative- you don't need to. Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus:
\frac{d}{dx}\int_a^x f(t)dt= f(x)
Handle the fact that the upper limit is a function of x rather than x itself with the chain rule:
\frac{d}{dx}\int_a^{g(x)}f(t)dt= f(x)\frac{dg}{dx}[/itex]
 

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