Resolved: "Sketch a graph of y=2xon[−1,2] and use geometry..."

Falak Kinney

Answered question

2021-01-31

Sketch a graph of

y = 2 x o n [- 1, 2]

and use geometry to find the exact value of function given

\int_{- 1}^{2} 2 x d x

Answer & Explanation

Aamina Herring

Skilled2021-02-01Added 85 answers

Let's sketch the graph of the following function:
$y = 2 x$
on $[- 1, 2]$

We can use several methods to find the value of the given expression either by Riemann Sum, or by another sum methods where we need to divide this interval into equal sub-intervals : But we use the easiest method that is we can simply integrate the following expression using the property of integration and then apply the limits:
The given expression is :
$\int_{- 1}^{2} 2 x d x$
Let's integrate the following expression:
$\int_{- 1}^{2} 2 x d x = 2 \int_{- 1}^{2} x d x$
$= 2 [\frac{x^{2}}{2}]_{- 1}^{2}$
$= [x^{2}]_{- 1}^{2}$
$= [(2)^{2} - (- 1)^{2}]$
$= [4 - 1] = 3$ Hence, the value of the given expression is : 3

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