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Differentiating an accumulation function

Let F(x)=∫0xsin⁡(t2) dt.F(x) = \int_0^x \sin(t^2)\, dt. Find F′(x)F'(x).

Hint

Use Part 1 of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: since the integrand is continuous, F′(x)F'(x) is just the integrand evaluated at t=xt = x. No integration is actually needed here.

Step-by-step solution

The function f(t)=sin⁡(t2)f(t) = \sin(t^2) is continuous everywhere, so the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Part 1 applies directly to F(x)=∫0xf(t) dtF(x) = \int_0^x f(t)\, dt.

FTC Part 1 states that F′(x)=f(x)F'(x) = f(x), where ff is the integrand with tt replaced by xx. Substituting f(t)=sin⁡(t2)f(t) = \sin(t^2) gives F′(x)=sin⁡(x2)F'(x) = \sin(x^2).

Identifying the derivative rule used

Hint
Step-by-step solution

The answer is the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 1. It states that if f is continuous, the derivative of the accumulation function F of x equals f of x itself. This is exactly why sine of x squared appeared immediately without any extra integration or chain rule work, since the upper limit was simply x.

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