The marginal cost of manufacturing x yards of a certain fabric is:
C'(x) = 3 - 0.01x + 0.000009*x^2.
The increase in cost if the production goes from x = 2000 to x = 4000 is the definite integral:
`int_(2000)^4000 3 - 0.01x + 0.000009*x^2 dx`
=> `3x - 0.01x^2/2 + 0.000009*x^3/3` between x = 2000 and x = 4000
=> `3(4000-2000) - 0.005(4000^2 - 2000^2) + 0.000003*(4000^3 - 2000^3)`
=> `3*2000 - 0.005*12*10^6 + 0.000003*5.6*10^10`
=> 6000 - 60000 + 168000
=> 114000
The increase in cost is $114000
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