Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 5: Integrals - Section 5.4 - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus - Exercises 5.4 - Page 286: 27

Answer

16

Work Step by Step

$\int^{4}_{-4}dx$ =$\int^{0}_{-4}|x|dx+\int^{4}_{0}|x|dx$ =-$\int^{0}_{-4}x dx+\int^{4}_{0}xdx$ =$[-\frac{x^2}{2}]_{-4}^0+[\frac{x^2}{2}]_0^4$ =$(\frac{0^2}{2}+\frac{(-4)^2}{2})+(\frac{4^2}{2}-\frac{0^2}{2})$ =16
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