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Question 01 (a)
For each of the following multiple-choice questions, there is one correct answer. Circle the corresponding (roman) numeral. a) Use the graph of g(x) below to determine the correct set of values of $\displaystyle G(x)=\int _{0}^{x}g(t)\,dt$ i. x 0 2 4 6 8 G(x) 0 2 4 1 0 ii. x 0 2 4 6 8 G(x) 0 -2 -2 0 4 iii. x 0 2 4 6 8 G(x) 2 0 0 2 2 iv. x 0 2 4 6 8 G(x) 0 2 -2 0 4

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Hint 1
Substitute x with the values given in the table. Calculate the area of g(x) with basic geometry formula, i.e. area of triangle and area of a square.

Hint 2
The substituted values of x should be 2, 4, 6, 8, as at these points the area under the graph of g(x) can be calculated with the area of triangle formula: base*height/2

Hint 3
Area below the x-axis has to be subtracted from the net area.

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Solution

Found a typo? Is this solution unclear? Let us know here. Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. The answer is iv. At the point of x=0, G(0)=0 because the top and bottom limits of the integral that defines G(x) are identical. The area that is integrated over has zero width. At the point of x=2, G(2)=2 because the area of the graph can be calculated using the area of triangle formula height*base/2 = 2*2/2 =2 At the point of x=4, G(4)=-2 because the area between the x-axis and the graph g(x) is composed of two triangles with height 4 and width 1. Hence the area is given by 4*1/2 + 4*1/2 = 4. It is below the x-axis, hence we subtract it from the previous value and get G(4) = 2 - 4 = -2. At the point x=6, G(6)=0 because we add the area of the triangle with height 2 and width 2 to the previous value: G(6) = -2 + 2*2/2 = 0 At the point x=8, G(8)=4 because we add the area of the square with height 2 and width 2 to the previous value: G(8) = 0 + 2*2 = 4

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