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AP Calculus BC/Unit 8: Applications of Integration
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Average Value of an Exponential Function
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Let the function $$f$$ be defined by $$f(x) = e^{-x}$$. Consider the following statements regarding the average value of $$f$$ on the interval $$[0, L]$$, where $$L > 0$$.

I. The average value is given by the expression $$\frac{1}{L}\int_0^L e^{-x}dx$$.

II. The average value is always less than $$e^{-L/2}$$.

III. As $$L$$ approaches infinity, the average value approaches 0.

Which of the statements above is/are true?

$$x$$ $$e^{-x}$$
0 1
1 0.3679
2 0.1353
3 0.0498
A

I and III

B

I, II, and III

C

Only I

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