Let L(c) be the length of the parabola f(x) = x 2 from x = 0 to

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Let L(c) be the length of the parabola f(x) = x2 from x = 0 to x = c, where c ≥ 0 is a constant.

a. Find an expression for L and graph the function.

b. Is L concave up or concave down on [0, ∞]?

c. Show that as c becomes large and positive, the arc length function increases as c2; that is, L(c) ≈ kc2, where k is a constant.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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