Suppose $P$ is a continuous function on $[a,b]$.
Then the function $S$ defined by $S(t)=\int_a^tP(x)dx$ is interpreted
as: the area of the region in the plane enclosed by the segment $[a,t]$
on the X-axis, the lines $x=a$ and $x=t$, and the graph of $y=P(x)$. The
theorem's interpretation of the derivative with graphs says that the
slope of the line tangent to the graph of $S$ at $(c,S(c))$ is the
"height" $P(c)$ on the graph of $P$. |
Suppose $P$ is a continuous function on $[a,b]$.
Then the function $S$ defined by $S(t)=\int_a^tP(x)dx$ is interpreted
as: the measure of the change for a quantity $y$ during the interval
$[a,t]$
, when $\frac{dy}{dx}=P(x)$ for the interval $[a,b]$. The
theorem's interpretation of the derivative with mapping diagrams says
that the rate of change of $S$ at time $c$ is the value of
the derivative of $y$, namely, $\frac {dy}{dx}|_{x=c}=P(c)$ . |
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