Differentiating an accumulation function
Let Find .
Hint
Use Part 1 of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: since the integrand is continuous, is just the integrand evaluated at . No integration is actually needed here.
Step-by-step solution
The function is continuous everywhere, so the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Part 1 applies directly to .
FTC Part 1 states that , where is the integrand with replaced by . Substituting gives .
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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