skillstriker
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The answer in the book is a = 1. Why isn't the answer a = 1 OR -1?
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The answer in the book is a = 1. Why isn't the answer a = 1 OR -1?
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The book is wrong.
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Yep, the answer should be plus/minus 1.
Reason for plus 1: f(x)=x is an odd function, so the symmetric integral is equal to 0.
Reason for -1: Area of a zero region (line) is zero.