Answer the following questions with reference to the family of antiderivatives of a…

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Answer the following questions with reference to the family of antiderivatives of a function. (i) Define an antiderivative of a real–valued function and state the meaning of the constant of integration CC in an indefinite integral. (ii) The derivative of a function is given by f′(x)=3x2f'(x)=3x^2. Write the general form of f(x)f(x). (iii) Given that f(1)=7f(1)=7, determine the particular antiderivative that satisfies this condition and verify that no other choice of CC can satisfy it. (iv) Explain, with suitable reasoning, why specifying the value of a continuous antiderivative at a single point is sufficient to identify a unique member of the family f(x)+Cf(x)+C.

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