Exercise · ZW-FUNDAMENTAL-THEOREM-OF-CALCULUS-019 · ★★★ Advanced

If \(F(x)=\displaystyle\int_x^{x^2}t\,dt\), what is \(F'(x)\)?

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  • B. \(2x^3-x\)

Explanation

Differentiating each limit: \(F'(x)=x^2\cdot2x-x\cdot1=2x^3-x\). It agrees with \(F(x)=\tfrac{x^4-x^2}{2}\).

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\[\begin{gathered}\int_a^b f(x)\,dx=F(b)-F(a)\\ \frac{d}{dx}\int_a^x f(t)\,dt=f(x)\end{gathered}\]

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