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: 94

Answer

The average value is $$\overline{f}=\frac{2}{\pi}.$$

Work Step by Step

The formula for the average value of the function $f$ 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 we have $x_1=0$, $x_2=\pi/n$ and $f(x)=\sin nx$: $$\overline{f}=\frac{\int_{0}^{\pi/n}\sin nxdx}{\pi/n-0}=\frac{n}{\pi}\int_{0}^{\pi/n}\sin nxdx=\frac{n}{\pi}\left.\left(-\frac{1}{n}\cos nx\right)\right|_0^{\pi/n}=\\-\frac{1}{\pi}\left(\cos n\frac{\pi}{n}-\cos 0\right)=-\frac{1}{\pi}(\cos\pi-\cos0) = \frac{2}{\pi}.$$
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