Derivative of an accumulation function.

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Homework Statement



[itex]F(x) = \int^{ln(x)}_{\pi}cos(e^t)\,dt[/itex]

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The Attempt at a Solution



Following from a theorem given in the text I am using:

If f is continuous on an open interval I containing a, then, for every x in the interval,
[itex]d/dx[\int^x_af(t)\,dt] = f(x)[/itex]

I thought it would be as simple as

[itex]F'(x) = d/dx[sin(e^{ln(x)})] = d/dx[sin(x)] = cos(x)[/itex]

But according to the text the answer is [itex]cos(x)/x[/itex]

So what am i doing wrong?
 
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InaudibleTree said:

Homework Statement



[itex]F(x) = \int^{ln(x)}_{\pi}cos(e^t)\,dt[/itex]

Homework Equations


The Attempt at a Solution



Following from a theorem given in the text I am using:

If f is continuous on an open interval I containing a, then, for every x in the interval,
[itex]d/dx[\int^x_af(t)\,dt] = f(x)[/itex]

I thought it would be as simple as

[itex]F'(x) = d/dx[sin(e^{ln(x)})] = d/dx[sin(x)] = cos(x)[/itex]

But according to the text the answer is [itex]cos(x)/x[/itex]

So what am i doing wrong?

It's not quite that simple if your limit isn't simply x. [itex]d/dx[\int^{g(x)}_af(t)\,dt] = f(g(x))g'(x)[/itex]. In general you have to use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz_integral_rule