How do you evaluate the integral of x^2 from 1 to 2?
1 Answer
Feb 18, 2016
Explanation:
Here, we have
If
int_a^bf(x)dx=F(b)-F(a)
So, when we have
int_1^2x^2dx
we must find the antiderivative of the function
intx^ndx=x^(n+1)/(n+1)+C
Using this rule, we see that
Thus,
int_1^2x^2dx=F(2)-F(1)
Note that
F(2)-F(1)=2^3/3-1^3/3=8/3-1/3=7/3

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