Definite Integral w/ Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

In summary: Which gives you: \frac{d}{dx}\int_a^{g(x)}f(t)dt= f(x)\frac{dg}{dx}[/itex] Which gives you: \frac{d}{dx}\int_a^{g(x)}f(t)dt= f(x)\frac{dg}{dx}[/itex] Which gives you: \frac{d}{dx}\int_a^{g(x)}f(t)dt= f(x)\frac{dg}{dx}[/itex] Which is your anti-derivative.
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Homework Statement


Find F'(x) if

[tex]F(x)=\int_{0}^{x^3}(\sin (t^2))dt[/tex]



The Attempt at a Solution



Here's what I did:

[tex] F(x)= -\cos (t^2)\biggr]^{x^3}_{0}[/tex]

and I get: [tex] F(x)= -\cos (x^6) +1[/tex]

[tex] F'(x)= sin (x^6)(6x^5) [/tex]

However, the book's answer is [tex]F'(x)= 3x^2 \sin(x^6) [/tex]

How did they come up with this answer if the derivative of x^6 is 6x^5 ??

Thanks.
 
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Eeh, wherever did your cosines come from?
 
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Sorry, original post edited. I was looking at the wrong problem.
 
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lLovePhysics said:

Homework Statement


Find F'(x) if

[tex]F(x)=\int_{0}^{x^3}(\sin (t^2))dt[/tex]



The Attempt at a Solution



Here's what I did:

[tex] F(x)= -\cos (t^2)\biggr]^{x^3}_{0}[/tex]

and I get: [tex] F(x)= -\cos (x^6) +1[/tex]

[tex] F'(x)= sin (x^6)(6x^5) [/tex]

However, the book's answer is [tex]F'(x)= 3x^2 \sin(x^6) [/tex]

How did they come up with this answer if the derivative of x^6 is 6x^5 ??

Thanks.
Allright!
Your anti-derivative is totally wrong.
The derivative of -cos(t^{2})=2tsin(t^{2}), which does not agree with your original integrand.
 
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arildno said:
Allright!
Your anti-derivative is totally wrong.
The derivative of -cos(t^{2})=2tsin(t^{2}), which does not agree with your original integrand.

Oh ok. How do you solve it then?

I tired the u-substitution method:

[tex]F(x)=\frac{1}{2}\int^{x^3}_{0}\sin u(u^{-1/2}) du [/tex]

Am I on the right track?
 
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Not at all, you can't write an anti-derivative to that integrand in terms of elementary functions.

Use the fundamental theorem of calculus instead.
 
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You don't find the antiderivative- you don't need to. Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus:
[tex]\frac{d}{dx}\int_a^x f(t)dt= f(x)[/tex]
Handle the fact that the upper limit is a function of x rather than x itself with the chain rule:
[tex]\frac{d}{dx}\int_a^{g(x)}f(t)dt= f(x)\frac{dg}{dx}[/itex]
 

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The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus states that if a function f(x) is continuous on the interval [a,b], then the definite integral of f(x) from a to b can be evaluated by finding the antiderivative of f(x) and plugging in the upper and lower limits of integration.

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