A water tank is filled at a rate of r(t) liters per minute (where t is the time in minutes).What does ∫17r′(t)dt represent?Choose 1 answer:(A) The rate at which the tank was filled at t=7.B) The average rate of filling between t=1 and t=7.(C) The change in the rate of filling between t=1 and t=7.(D) The amount of water filled between t=1 and t=7.
Q. A water tank is filled at a rate of r(t) liters per minute (where t is the time in minutes).What does ∫17r′(t)dt represent?Choose 1 answer:(A) The rate at which the tank was filled at t=7.B) The average rate of filling between t=1 and t=7.(C) The change in the rate of filling between t=1 and t=7.(D) The amount of water filled between t=1 and t=7.
Understand the integral: Understand the integral of a derivative. The integral of a derivative function over an interval gives us the net change of the original function over that interval. This is based on the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Apply Fundamental Theorem: Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.Since r′(t) is the derivative of r(t), the integral from 1 to 7 of r′(t)extdt represents the net change in r(t) from t=1 to t=7.
Interpret r(t): Interpret the meaning of r(t). The function r(t) represents the volume of water in the tank at time t. Therefore, the change in r(t) from t=1 to t=7 represents the amount of water that has been added to the tank during this time interval.
Choose correct answer: Choose the correct answer.Based on the interpretation in Step 3, the integral from 1 to 7 of r′(t)extdt represents the amount of water filled between t=1 and t=7. This corresponds to answer choice (D).
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