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Expert: Scotto - 6/21/2009

Question
If f(x) = 3x2, then F(x) =

A) 6x
B) x3
C) x3 + C
D) 6x + C  

Answer
I understand that f(x) = 3x².

Since F(x) is used for ∫f(x)dx, it can be seen that there are no limits, which means there must be a '+ C' on the final result.
That limits the choices to (C) or (D).

It is also known that integration increases the power on x,
which mens that we are looking for a power of 2+1 = 3.
Since we are down to (C) and (D), the power in (C) is 3 and the power in (D) is 1.  Since we are looking for a 3, is is (C).


The other approach is knowing how to do the problem.
To integrate, add one to the power and divide by the new power.
Since the current power is 2, the new power is 3 and the entire expression is divided by 3.  Since there is a 3 in the expression already, it is known that 3/3 is 1, so that disappears and the answer is x^3.  '+ C' is added since there are no limits'


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