Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 4 - Integration - Review Exercises - Page 314: 58

Answer

$${f_{avg}} = 2,{\text{ }}x = 8$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = {x^3},{\text{ }}\left[ {0,2} \right] \cr & {\text{Calculate the average value}} \cr & {f_{avg}} = \frac{1}{{b - a}}\int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx \cr & {f_{avg}} = \frac{1}{{2 - 0}}\int_4^9 {\frac{1}{{\sqrt x }}} dx \cr & {f_{avg}} = \frac{1}{2}\int_0^2 {{x^3}} dx \cr & {f_{avg}} = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{1}{4}{x^4}} \right]_0^2 \cr & {f_{avg}} = \frac{1}{8}\left[ {{x^4}} \right]_0^2 \cr & {f_{avg}} = \frac{1}{8}\left[ {{{\left( 2 \right)}^4} - {{\left( 0 \right)}^4}} \right] \cr & {f_{avg}} = 2 \cr & \cr & {\text{Let }}{f_{avg}} = f\left( x \right) \cr & 2 = {x^3} \cr & x = 8 \cr & \cr & {f_{avg}} = 2,{\text{ }}x = 8 \cr} $$
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