CPM Homework Help : APCALC Problem 4-75

Given $f\left(x\right) = 2x$ , write the equation of a vertical line that will divide $\int_0^{10}f\left(x\right)dx$ in half.

Step 1:

Sketch a graph of

$\int_{0}^{10}2xdx$

Step 2:

Find the area under the graph from $[0, 10]$ through integration.

$\int_{0}^{10}2xdx=x^{2}\left|\begin{matrix} 10\\ 0 \end{matrix}\right.=100$

Step 3:

Because you want to find the equation that would divide the area of the graph in half, you must solve the following equation:

$x^{2}\left|\begin{matrix} x\\ 0 \end{matrix}\right.=50$

Step 4:

$x^{2}= 50$

Step 5:

$x=\sqrt{50}=5\sqrt{2}$

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