Arc length: L = integral from a to b of sqrt(1 + [f prime(x)] squared) dx for y = f(x).
How to apply it: Set up the arc length integral by computing f prime(x), squaring it, adding 1, and taking the square root under the integral.
Course: AP Calculus BC · Unit: Applications of Integration
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