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Find the area of the region under the graph of the function f on the interval.?

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Find the area of the region under the graph of the function f on the interval 
[5, 11]. 
f(x) = 8x − 1
 
 
asked Dec 6, 2014 in PRECALCULUS by anonymous

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The area under the graph of f(x) on the interval [a, b] is the integral of f(x) from a to b.

So, the area under the graph of f(x) = 8x - 1 on [5, 11] is:
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Use the formula : ∫ (x)n dx = (x)n+1 / (n + 1).

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Therefore, the area of the region under the graph of the function is 378 square units.

answered Dec 6, 2014 by lilly Expert
edited Dec 6, 2014 by steve

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