Calculus I, Section 4.

9, #42
Antiderivatives

Find f .1
1
f ′′ (t) = t2 + , t > 0, f (2) = 3, f ′ (1) = 2
t2

Z
f ′ (t) = f ′′ (t) dt
Z
1
= t2 + dt
t2
Z
= t2 + t−2 dt

t3 t−1
= + + C1
3 −1
t3 1
= − 3 + C1
3 t
We are given f ′ (1) = 2, so we substitute t = 1 and f ′ = 2
3
(1) 1
2= − 3 + C1
3 · (1)
1
2 = − 1 + C1
3
so
8
= C1
3

t3 1 8
Thus, f ′ (t) = − 3+ .
3 3t 3

Now we’ll repeat this process to find f .

Z
f (t) = f ′ (t) dt
Z 3
t 1 8
= − + dt
3 t 3
Z
1 3 1 8
= t − + dt
3 t 3
4
1 t 8
= · − ln (t) + t + C2
3 4 3
t4 8
= − ln (t) + t + C2
12 3
We are given f (2) = 3, so we substitute t = 2 and f = 3

(2)4 8
3= − ln (2) + · 2 + C2
12 3
20
3= − ln (2) + C2
3
1 Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, p. 356, #42.

Continued =⇒
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so

11
− + ln (2) = C2
3

t4 8 11
Thus, f (t) = − ln (t) + t − + ln (2).
12 3 3