Arc length y=4x^3/2 between x=1/3 and x=5
Question
Answer:
Find dy/dx.
$$ \frac{\differentialD y}{\differentialD x}=4\times\frac{3}{2}x^{\frac{1}{2}}=6\sqrt{x} $$
Now, find the arc length using integration.
$$ S=\int_{\frac{1}{3}}^5\sqrt{1+\left(6\sqrt{x}\right)^2}\differentialD x $$
$$ S=44.23 $$
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