Find ∫0^2 f(x) d x, where f(x)={ x /(x^2+1) if x ≤ 1 x^2 /(x^2+1) if x>1 .

Name: Problem 47, Chapter 6: Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions
Uploaded: 2020-06-04T02:13:37-08:00
Duration: 3 min 45 s
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Description: Find ∫0^2 f(x) d x, where f(x)={ x /(x^2+1) if x ≤ 1 x^2 /(x^2+1) if x>1 .

step 1 We want to integrate fx over 0 to 2, but we notice that the function is different over different

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