Find the average value of the following function on the given interval. Graph the function and indicate the average value. \( f(x)=x^{3} \) on \( [-5,5] \) The average value of the function is \( \mathrm{f}=\square \) (Simplify your answer.) (
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To find the average value of the function \( f(x) = x^3 \) on the interval \([-5, 5]\), we use the formula for the average value: \[ \text{Average value} = \frac{1}{b-a} \int_a^b f(x) \, dx \] For our function, \( a = -5 \) and \( b = 5 \). Thus, we calculate: \[ \int_{-5}^{5} x^3 \, dx \] Calculating the integral, we find: \[ \int x^3 \, dx = \frac{x^4}{4} \quad \text{(from -5 to 5)} \] So evaluating from -5 to 5: \[ \left[ \frac{(5)^4}{4} - \frac{(-5)^4}{4} \right] = \left[ \frac{625}{4} - \frac{625}{4} \right] = 0 \] Plugging this back into the average value formula: \[ \text{Average value} = \frac{1}{5 - (-5)} \cdot 0 = \frac{1}{10} \cdot 0 = 0 \] The average value of the function \( f(x) = x^3 \) on the interval \([-5, 5]\) is \( \boxed{0} \). To graph \( f(x) = x^3 \), you would see a typical cubic curve with symmetry about the origin, illustrating that it goes through the point (0,0) and retains equal volumes above and below the x-axis, reflecting that the positive and negative areas cancel each other out, confirming the average value is indeed zero.
