Question 1152830:  If dy/dx is 6x^2+4x-5, and y=10 when x=2, find the value of y when x=3. please with full working 
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            It is very standard Calculus problem, typical for beginner Calculus students,
 
            and the solution by @MathLover1 is   A B S O L U T E L Y   W R O N G.
 
 
            Below find the correct solution,  instead.
 
 
 
Consider ANTIderivative, which is the general solution to the given differential equation
    y = 2x^3 + 2x^2 - 5x + C,    (1)
where C is an arbitrary constant.
We define the value of this constant from the given condition y= 10 at x= 2.
Substitute x= 2 into (1) to get
    10 = 2^2^3 + 2*2^2 - 5x + c,
    10 = 2*8 + 2*4 - 5*2 + C = 16 + 8 - 10 + C = C + 14,
which implies
    C = 10 - 14 = -4.
So, the specific solution to the given differential equation under the given condition at the point x= 2 is
    y = 2x^3 + 2x^2 - 5x - 4.    (2)
Now the value of y at x= 3 is
    y = 2*3^3 + 2*3^2 - 5*3 - 4 = 53.      ANSWER
 
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