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Calculus Level 3

Given that n 1 n + 1 f ( x ) d x = n 4 \displaystyle \int_{n-1}^{n+1} f(x) \, dx = n^4 , what is the value of 7 7 f ( x ) d x \displaystyle \int_{-7}^7 f(x) \, dx ?


The answer is 3136.

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7 7 f ( x ) d x \int_{-7}^7f(x)dx

= 6 1 6 + 1 f ( x ) d x + 4 1 4 + 1 f ( x ) d x =\int_{-6-1}^{-6+1}f(x)dx+\int_{-4-1}^{-4+1}f(x)dx

+ 2 1 2 + 1 f ( x ) d x + 0 1 0 + 1 f ( x ) d x + 2 1 2 + 1 f ( x ) d x \quad +\int_{-2-1}^{-2+1}f(x)dx+\int_{0-1}^{0+1}f(x)dx+\int_{2-1}^{2+1}f(x)dx

+ 4 1 4 + 1 f ( x ) d x + 6 1 6 + 1 f ( x ) d x \quad+\int_{4-1}^{4+1}f(x)dx+\int_{6-1}^{6+1}f(x)dx

= ( 6 2 + 4 2 + 2 2 ) × 2 =(6^2+4^2+2^2)\times2

= 3136 =3136

(Ans.)

As value is n^4, so it is symmetric about 0. So we search for sections. Finding suitables 6,4,2 and a middle one for 0, we get and=2*{(6^4)+(4^4)+(2^4)}+0^4=3136

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