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Example Question #132 : Integral Applications
What is the average value of the function on the interval
?
The average value of the function on the interval
is equal to
Substitute . Then
, and
; the bounds of integration become 2 and 6, and the above expression becomes
Example Question #131 : Integral Applications
What is the average value of the function on the interval
?
The average value of the function on the interval
is equal to
For now, we look at the indefinite integral . The integral can be changed by setting
and
. Then
, or
and
so
which is the antiderivative.
Now, we can find the definite integral, and, subsequently, the average value:
Example Question #132 : Integral Applications
Approximate the length of the curve of on the interval
. Use Simpson's Parabolic Rule with
to make your estimate to the nearest thousandth.
The length of the curve of on the interval
can be determined by evaluating the integral
.
, so
, and the integral to be approximated is
, or simplified,
.
We divide the interval into four subintervals of width
each, so
.
By Simpson's rule, we can estimate the integral by evaluating
where .
We evaluate at these points, then substitute:
The approximation is therefore
Example Question #133 : Integral Applications
Approximate the length of the curve of on the interval
. Use Simpson's Parabolic Rule with
to make your estimate to the nearest thousandth.
The length of the curve of on the interval
can be determined by evaluating the integral
.
, so
, and the integral to be approximated is
We divide the interval into four subintervals of width
each, so
.
By Simpson's rule, we can estimate the integral by evaluating
where
We evaluate at these points, then substitute:
The approximation is therefore
Example Question #134 : Integral Applications
What is the average value of the function on the interval
?
The average value of the function on the interval
is equal to
, or
.
To evaluate this integral, we note that has negative value on
and positive value on
, so on
,
can be defined as
or
Therefore, the average value of is equal to
Example Question #141 : Integral Applications
What is the average value of the function on the interval
?
The average value of the function on the interval
is
.
We can integrate the indefinite integral
as follows:
Set ,
.
Then
or
and
.
Therefore,
Therefore, the average value is:
Example Question #142 : Integral Applications
What is the average value of the function on the interval
?
The average value of the function on the interval
is equal to
.
Substitute . Subsequently,
and
. The bounds of integration become
and
, so the integral can be rewritten as
.
Example Question #1 : Average Values And Lengths Of Functions
What is the arc length if ,
from
?
Write the formula for arc length.
Calculate the derivatives.
Substitute the derivatives and the bounds into the integral.
Example Question #1 : Average Values And Lengths Of Functions
What is the average value of the function
from to
?
The average value of a function p(t) from t=a to t=b is found with the integral
.
In this case, we must compute the value of the integral
.
A substitution makes this integral clearer. Let . Then
. We should also rewrite the limits of integration in terms of u. When t = 0, u=1, and when t = 2, u = 5. Making these substitutions results in the integral
Evaluating this integral using the fact that
yields
Example Question #1 : Average Values And Lengths Of Functions
What is the average value of the function over the interval
?
In general, the average value of a function over the interval
is
This means that the average value of over
is
.
Since the antiderivative of is
, the integral evaluates to
.
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