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Ch. 5 - Integration
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.2.57a

Using properties of integrals Use the value of the first integral I to evaluate the two given integrals. 
I = βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ (𝓍³ ― 2𝓍) d𝓍 = ―3/4
(a) βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ (4𝓍―2𝓍³) d𝓍

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Step 1: Recognize that the given integral in part (a), βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ (4𝓍 ― 2𝓍³) d𝓍, can be split into two separate integrals using the linearity property of integrals: βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ (4𝓍 ― 2𝓍³) d𝓍 = βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 4𝓍 d𝓍 ― βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 2𝓍³ d𝓍.
Step 2: Factor out constants from each integral. For the first term, βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 4𝓍 d𝓍 becomes 4βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍 d𝓍. For the second term, βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 2𝓍³ d𝓍 becomes 2βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍³ d𝓍.
Step 3: Use the given value of I = βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ (𝓍³ ― 2𝓍) d𝓍 = ―3/4 to extract the value of βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍³ d𝓍. Rewrite I as βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍³ d𝓍 ― βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 2𝓍 d𝓍 = ―3/4. This equation can be solved to find βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍³ d𝓍.
Step 4: Compute βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍 d𝓍 using the power rule for integration. The integral of 𝓍 with respect to 𝓍 is (𝓍²)/2. Evaluate this from 0 to 1 to find the value of βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍 d𝓍.
Step 5: Substitute the values of βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍³ d𝓍 and βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍 d𝓍 into the expression for βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ (4𝓍 ― 2𝓍³) d𝓍 = 4βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍 d𝓍 ― 2βˆ«β‚€ΒΉ 𝓍³ d𝓍 to compute the final result.

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Key Concepts

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Properties of Integrals

The properties of integrals, such as linearity and the ability to split integrals, are fundamental in calculus. Linearity allows us to factor constants out of integrals and combine integrals of the same limits. This means that if we have an integral of a sum, we can separate it into the sum of integrals, which simplifies calculations.
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