Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.1 Exercises - Page 514: 93

Answer

The average value is $$\overline{f}=\frac{1}{3}\arctan3.$$

Work Step by Step

We have to average function $f=\frac{1}{1+x^2}$ on the segment $[-3,3]$. The formula for average value of the function on a segment $[x_1,x_2]$ is $$\overline{f}=\frac{\int_{x_1}^{x_2}f(x)dx}{x_2-x_1}.$$ Using the values given in this problem $$\overline{f}=\frac{\int_{-3}^{3}\frac{1}{1+x^2}dx}{3-(-3)}=\frac{\left.\arctan x\right|_{-3}^3}{6}=\frac{1}{6}(\arctan 3-\arctan (-3))=\\\frac{1}{6}(\arctan 3+\arctan 3) = \frac{1}{3}\arctan 3.$$
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