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What is $$F'(x)\text{ if } F(x)=\int_{0}^{x}g(t)dt$$ I was thinking that $$F'(x)=g(t)\big|_{0}^{x}$$ is this correct?

Bernard
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If $G$ is an antiderivative of $g$, i.e. if $G'=g$, then you can write $$ \int_0^x g(t) \,\mathrm dt = G(x)-G(0). $$ By differentiating, you therefore obtain $$ \frac{\mathrm d}{\mathrm dx} \int_0^x g(t) \,\mathrm dt = \frac{\mathrm d}{\mathrm dx}(G(x) - G(0)) = G'(x) = g(x), $$ where $\frac{\mathrm d}{\mathrm dx} G(0) = 0$ since $G(0)$ is a constant.

MSDG
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Your answer is wrong, unless $g(0)=0$. By the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, $F'(x)=g(x)$.