Given derivative and point: We are given the derivative of a function f(x), which is f′(x)=−x24, and we are also given a point on the function, f(2)=4. To find f(1), we need to integrate the derivative f′(x) to get f(x) and then evaluate f(x) at x=1.
Integrate the derivative: First, let's integrate the derivative f′(x)=−x24. The integral of −x24 with respect to x is x4+C, where C is the constant of integration.∫f′(x)dx=∫−x24dx=x4+C
Find constant of integration: Now we need to find the constant of integration C. We can do this by using the given point f(2)=4. Let's plug x=2 into the integrated function to solve for C. 24+C=42+C=4C=4−2C=2
Write the function: Now that we have found C, we can write the function f(x) as:f(x)=x4+2
Evaluate at x=1: Finally, we evaluate f(x) at x=1 to find f(1). f(1)=14+2 f(1)=4+2 f(1)=6
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