Differentiating an accumulation function via FTC Part 1
Let Using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, find .
Hint
By FTC Part 1, where is the integrand. There is no chain rule needed here since the upper limit is simply . Just substitute into the integrand.
Step-by-step solution
By the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Part 1, since the integrand is continuous near , we have for all such . This directly gives the derivative of the accumulation function without needing to compute the integral itself.
Substituting gives . Since , this simplifies to .
Identifying the integrand from the accumulation function
Hint
Step-by-step solution
The function substituted was the original integrand, t times tangent of t, rewritten with x in place of t. By FTC Part 1, F prime of x equals this integrand evaluated at x, namely x tangent x. No differentiation of the integral itself was needed, only replacing t with x in the integrand.
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