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Set up an integral that represents the length of the curve. Then use your calculator to find the length correct to four decimal places.$ y = x - \ln x $, $ 1 \le x \le 4 $
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Using the power rule and the chain rule, we get $y' = 1 - \frac{1}{x}$. Show more…
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