We find the area of a region bounded by f(x) above and g(x) below at all points of the interval [a, b] using the formula . Here, f(x) = 2 and g(x) = x2 – 2. First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: x2 – 2 = 2. The solutions are (–2,0) and (2,0). Therefore, in order to find the area of the region, we need to evaluate the integral . We get:
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We find the area of a region bounded by f(x) above and g(x) below at all points of the interval [a,b] using the formula . Here, f(x) = 4x – x2 and g(x) = x2.
First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: 4x – x2 = x2. The solutions are (0,0) and (2,4). Therefore, in order to find the area of the region, we need to evaluate the integral . We get:
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We find the area of a region bounded by f(x) above and g(x) below at all points of the interval [a, b] using the formula . Here, f(x) = x3 and g(x) = 3x2 – 4.
First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: 3x2 – 4 = x3. The solutions are (–1, –1) and (2, 8). Therefore, in order to find the area of the region, we need to evaluate the integral . We get:
4. 36
We find the area of a region bounded by f(x) above and g(x) below at all points of the interval [a, b] using the formula . Here, f(x) = 2x – 5 and g(x) = x2 – 4x – 5.
First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: x2 – 4x – 5 = 2x – 5. The solutions are (0,–5) and (6,7). Therefore, in order to find the area of the region, we need to evaluate the integral . We get:
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We find the area of a region bounded by f(x) above and g(x) below at all points of the interval [a, b] using the formula .
First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Notice that in the region from x = –1 to x = 0 the top curve is f(x) = 0 (the x‑axis) and the bottom curve is g(x) = x3, but from x = 0 to x = 2 the situation is reversed, so the top curve is f(x) = x3 and the bottom curve is g(x) = 0. Thus, we split the region into two pieces and find the area by evaluating two integrals and adding the answers: and
. We get:
and
. Therefore, the area of the region is
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We find the area of a region bounded by f(y) on the right and g(y) on the left at all points of the interval [c, d] using the formula . Here, f(y) = y + 2 and g(y) = y2.
First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: y2 = y + 2. The solutions are (4,2) and (1,–1). Therefore, in order to find the area of the region, we need to evaluate the integral . We get:
7. 4
We find the area of a region bounded by f(y) on the right and g(y) on the left at all points of the interval [c, d] using the formula . Here, f(y) = 3 – 2y2 and g(y) = y2.
First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: y2 = 3 – 2y2. The solutions are (1,1) and (1, –1). Therefore, in order to find the area of the region, we need to evaluate the integral . We get:
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We find the area of a region bounded by f(y) on the right and g(y) on the left at all points of the interval [c, d] using the formula . Here, f(y) = y3 – y2 and g(y) = 2y.
First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: y3 – y2 = 2y. The solutions are (4,2), (0,0) and (–2,–1). Notice that in the region from y = –1 to y = 0, the right curve is f(y) = y3 – y2 and the left curve is g(y) = 2y, but from y = 0 to y = 2 the situation is reversed, so the right curve is f(y) = 2y and the left curve is g(y) = y3 – y2. Thus, we split the region into two pieces and find the area by evaluating two integrals and adding the answers: and
. We get:
and
. Therefore, the area of the region is
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We find the area of a region bounded by f(y) on the right and g(y) on the left at all points of the interval [c, d] using the formula . Here, f(y) = y – 2 and g(y) = y2 – 4y + 2. First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: y2 – 4y + 2 = y – 2. The solutions are (2,4) and (–1,1). Therefore, in order to find the area of the region, we need to evaluate the integral . We get:
We find the area of a region bounded by f(y) on the right and g(y) on the left at all points of the interval [c, d] using the formula . Here, f(y) = 2 – y4 and
. First, let’s make a sketch of the region:
Next, we need to find where the two curves intersect, which will be the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting the two curves equal to each other. We get: . The solutions are (1,1) and (1,–1). Therefore, in order to find the area of the region, we need to evaluate the integral
. We get:
1. 36 π
When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(x) and the x-axis, we can find the volume using disks. We use the formula (see this page). Here we have a region between
and the x-axis. First, we need to find the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting
equal to zero and solving for x. We get: x = –3 and x = 3. Thus, we will find the volume by evaluating
. We get:
2. 2 π
When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(x) and the x‑axis, we can find the volume using disks. We use the formula (see this page). Here we have a region between f(x) = sec x and the x-axis. We are given the endpoints of the region:
and
. Thus, we will find the volume by evaluating
. We get:
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When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(y) and the y-axis, we can find the volume using disks. We use the formula (see this page and note that when g(y) = 0 we get disks instead of washers). Here we have a region between f(y) = 1 – y2 and the y-axis. First, we need to find the endpoints of the region. We do this by setting f(y) = 1 – y2 equal to zero and solving for y. We get: y = –1 and y = 1. Thus, we will find the volume by evaluating
. We get:
.
4. 2 π
When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(y) and the y-axis, we can find the volume using disks. We use the formula (see this page and note that when g(y) = 0 we get disks instead of washers). Here we have a region between
and the y-axis. We are given the endpoints of the region: y = –1 and y = 1. Thus, we will find the volume by evaluating
. We get:
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When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(x) and g(x), we can find the volume using cylindrical shells. We use the formula (see this page). Here we have a region between f(x) = x3 and the line x = 2 that we are revolving around the line x = 2. If we use vertical slices, then we will need to use cylindrical shells to find the volume. If we use horizontal slices, then we will need to use washers to find the volume. Here we will use cylindrical shells. (Try doing it yourself using washers. You should get the same answer but it is much harder!) First, we need to find the endpoints of the region. We get the left endpoint by setting f(x) = x3 equal to zero and solving for x. We get: x = 0. The right endpoint is simply x = 2. Next, note that we are not revolving around the x-axis but around the line x = 2. Thus, the radius of each shell is not x but rather 2 – x. The height of each shell is simply f(x) – g(x) = x3 – 0 = x3. Therefore, we will find the volume by evaluating
. We get:
.
6. 8 π
When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(x) and g(x), we can find the volume using cylindrical shells. We use the formula (see this page). Here we have f(x) = x and
. Thus, the height of each shell is
and the radius is simply x. The endpoints of our region are x = 0 and x = 2. Therefore, we will find the volume by evaluating:
. We get:
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When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(x) and g(x), we can find the volume using cylindrical shells. We use the formula (see this page). Here we have f(x) =
and g(x) = 2x – 1. Thus, the height of each shell is
and the radius is simply x. The left endpoint of our region is x = 0 and we find the right endpoint by finding where f(x) =
intersects g(x) = 2x – 1. We get x = 1. Therefore, we will find the volume by evaluating:
. We get:
.
When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(y) and g(y), we can find the volume using cylindrical shells. We use the formula (see this page). Here we have
(which we get by solving y = x2 for x) and g(y) = 0 (the y-axis). We can easily see that the top endpoint is y = 4 and the bottom one is y = 0. Therefore, we will find the volume by evaluating:
. We get:
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When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(x) and g(x), we can find the volume using cylindrical shells. We use the formula (see this page). Here we have f(x) = 2
and g(x) = 0. Thus, the height of each shell is f(x) − g(x) = 2
and the radius is simply x. We can easily see that the left endpoint is x = 0 and that the right endpoint is x = 4. Therefore, we will find the volume by evaluating:
. We get:
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When the region we are revolving is defined between a curve f(x) and g(x), we can find the volume using cylindrical shells. We use the formula (see this page). Here we have
(which we get by solving y2 = 8x for y and taking the top half above the x-axis) and
(the bottom half). Thus the height of each shell is
. We can easily see that the left endpoint is x = 0 and that the right endpoint is x = 2. Next, note that we are not revolving around the x-axis but around the line x = 4. Thus, the radius of each shell is not x but rather 4 – x. Therefore, we will find the volume by evaluating:
. We get:
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To find the volume of a solid with a cross-section of an isosceles right triangle, we integrate the area of the square (side2) over the endpoints of the interval. Here, the sides of the squares are found by and the intervals are found by setting
equal to zero. We get: x = –4 and x = 4. Thus, we find the volume by evaluating the integral
. We get:
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To find the volume of a solid with a cross-section of a square, we integrate the area of the isosceles right triangle over the endpoints of the interval. Here, the hypotenuses of the triangles are found by f(x) – g(x) = 4 – x2 and the intervals are found by setting y = x2 equal to y = 4. We get: x = –2 and x = 2. Thus, we find the volume by evaluating the integral
. We get:
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1. −x cot x + ln |sin x| + C
Recall that integration by parts is a way of evaluating integrals of the form , where both u and v are functions of x. The formula for evaluating the integral is:
(see this page). Here, if we let u = x and dv = csc2 x dx, then we can find du by taking the derivative of u, and we can find v by taking the integral of dv. We get: du = dx and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we just have to find
. We do this by rewriting the integrand in terms of sin x and cos x:
. Therefore,
.
Recall that integration by parts is a way of evaluating integrals of the form , where both u and v are functions of x. The formula for evaluating the integral is:
(see this page). Here, if we let u = x and dv = e2xdx, then we can find du by taking the derivative of u, and we can find v by taking the integral of dv. We get: du = dx and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we just have to find
:
. Therefore,
.
Recall that integration by parts is a way of evaluating integrals of the form , where both u and v are functions of x. The formula for evaluating the integral is:
(see this page). Here, if we let u = ln x and
, then we can find du by taking the derivative of u, and we can find v by taking the integral of dv. We get:
and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we just have to find
. Therefore,
.
4. x2 sin x + 2x cos x – 2 sin x + C
Recall that integration by parts is a way of evaluating integrals of the form , where both u and v are functions of x. The formula for evaluating the integral is:
(see this page). Here, if we let u = x2 and dv = cos x dx, then we can find du by taking the derivative of u, and we can find v by taking the integral of dv. We get: du = 2x dx and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we have to find
. Once again we will have to use integration by parts. This time, if we let u = x and dv = sin x dx, then du = dx and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Finally, we have to find
. Putting everything together, we get:
.
Recall that integration by parts is a way of evaluating integrals of the form , where both u and v are functions of x. The formula for evaluating the integral is:
(see this page). Here, if we let u = ln x and dv = x2, then we can find du by taking the derivative of u, and we can find v by taking the integral of dv. We get:
and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we just have to find
. Therefore,
.
Recall that integration by parts is a way of evaluating integrals of the form , where both u and v are functions of x. The formula for evaluating the integral is:
(see this page). Here, if we let u = x and du = sin 2x dx, then we can find du by taking the derivative of u, and we can find v by taking the integral of dv. We get: du = dx and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we just have to find
. Therefore,
.
7. x ln2 x – 2x ln x + 2x + C
Recall that integration by parts is a way of evaluating integrals of the form , where both u and v are functions of x. The formula for evaluating the integral is:
(see this page). Here, if we let u = ln2 x and dv = dx then we can find du by taking the derivative of u, and we can find v by taking the integral of dv. We get:
and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we have to find
. Once again we will have to use integration by parts. This time, if we let u = ln x and dv = dx, then
and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Finally we have to find
. Putting everything together, we get:
.
8. x tan x + ln|cos x| + C
Recall that integration by parts is a way of evaluating integrals of the form , where both u and v are functions of x. The formula for evaluating the integral is:
(see this page). Here, if we let u = x and dv = sec2 x dx then we can find du by taking the derivative of u, and we can find v by taking the integral of dv. We get: du = dx and
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we just have to find
. We do this by rewriting the integrand in terms of sin x and cos x:
. Therefore,
.
We find the derivative of the inverse tangent using the formula (see this page). Here, we have
, so
. Therefore,
.
We find the derivative of the inverse sine using the formula (see this page). Here, we have
, so
. Therefore,
.
We find the derivative of the inverse tangent using the formula (see this page). Here, we have u = ex, so
. Therefore,
.
Recall that (see this page). Here we have
and we just need to rearrange the integrand so that it is in the proper form to use the integral formula. If we factor π out of the radicand we get:
. Next, we do u-substitution. Let
and
. Multiply both by
so that
and
. Substituting into the integrand we get:
. Now we get:
. Substituting back we get:
.
Recall that (see this page). Here we have
and we just need to rearrange the integrand so that it is in the proper form to use the integral formula. If we factor 7 out of the denominator we get:
. Next, we do u-substitution. Let
and
. Multiply du by
so that
. Substituting into the integrand we get:
. Now we get:
. Substituting back we get:
.
6. tan–1(ln x) + C
Recall that (see this page). Here we have
and we will need to do u-substitution. Let u = ln x and
. Substituting into the integrand we get:
. Substituting back we get: tan–1(ln x) + C.
7. sin–1(tan x) + C
Recall that (see this page). Here we have
and we will need to do u-substitution. Let u = tan x and du = sec2 x dx. Substituting into the integrand we get:
. Substituting back we get: sin–1(tan x) + C.
Recall that (see this page). Here we have
and we just need to rearrange the integrand so that it is in the proper form to use the integral formula. If we factor 9 out of the radicand we get:
. Next, we do u-substitution. Let
and
. Multiply du by
so that
du = dx. Substituting into the integrand we get:
. Substituting back we get:
.
Recall that (see this page). Here we have
and we will need to do u-substitution. Let u = e3x and du = 3e3x dx. Divide du by 3 so that
. Substituting into the integrand we get:
. Substituting back we get:
.
Here we use the substitution into the integrand. We get:
. We can break this into three integrals:
. The first two integrals are easy:
. For the third integral, we use the substitution
. We get:
. Now we integrate these:
. Now we put everything together to get:
.
Here we use the substitution into the integrand. We get:
. We can break this into three integrals:
. The first two integrals are easy:
. For the third integral, we again use the substitution
. We get:
. Now we integrate these:
. Now we put everything together to get:
.
Here we can use u-substitution. If we let u = cos x, then du = −sin x dx. Substituting into the integrand, we get: . Now we substitute back:
.
Here, we first break up the sin3 x in the integrand into sin x(sin2 x). Now we can rewrite the integrand as: . Next, we use the trig identity sin2 x = 1 – cos2 x and substitute into the integrand:
. Now we can use u‑substitution. If we let u = cos x, then du = –sin x dx. Substituting into the integrand, we get:
. Now we substitute back:
.
First, we use the trig identity sin2 x = 1 – cos2 x and substitute into the integrand: . Next, we use the substitution
into the integrand:
. We use a little algebra:
Now we break this into two integrals: . The first integral is easy:
. For the second integral, we again use the substitution
into the integrand:
. These are both easy to integrate:
. Putting it all together, we get:
.
There is another way to do this integral that is easier, but only if you spot it. Recall that sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x. This means that we could rewrite the integrand as: . Now, we can use the substitution
to rewrite the integrand:
. This is easy to integrate:
. This is why you should know your trigonometric identities really well before you take calculus!
Here we can use u-substitution. If we let u = tan x, then du = sec2 x dx. Substituting into the integrand, we get: . Now we substitute back:
.
Here, we first break up the tan5 x in the integrand into . Next, we use the trigonometric identity tan2 x = sec2 x – 1 and rewrite the integrand:
. Now we break this into two integrals:
. Next, break up the integrand of the second integral into
. Once again, use the trigonometric identity tan2 x = sec2 x – 1 to rewrite the integrand:
. Putting the integrals together, we get:
. We can use u-substitution to find the first two integrals. If we let u = tan x, then du = sec2 x dx. Substituting into the integrand, we get:
. Substituting back, we get:
. The last integral we have done before (see this page):
. Therefore
.
8. –csc x + C
First, rewrite the integrand in terms of sin x and cos x:
. Next, we do u‑substitution. If we let u = sin x, then du = cos x dx. Substituting into the integrand, we get:
. Substituting back, we get:
.
Recall that the length of the curve y = f(x) from x = a to x = b is (see this page). Here we have
from x = 1 to x = 2. First, we need to find the derivative:
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
. Now we need to use some algebra to simplify the integrand:
Get a common denominator: .
Square the right-hand term: .
Get a common denominator: .
Factor the numerator: .
Take the square root: .
And break up the fraction: .
Now we can integrate easily: .
Recall that the length of the curve y = f(x) from x = a to x = b is (see this page). Here we have y = tan x from
to x = 0. First, we need to find the derivative:
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
.
Recall that the length of the curve y = f(x) from x = a to x = b is (see this page). Here we have
from x = 0 to x =
. First, we need to find the derivative:
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
.
Recall that the length of the curve x = f(y) from y = c to y = d is (see this page). Here we have
from y = 2 to y = 3. First, we need to find the derivative:
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
. Now we need to use some algebra to simplify the integrand:
Get a common denominator: .
Square the right-hand term: .
Get a common denominator: .
Factor the numerator: .
And break up the fraction: .
Now we can integrate easily: .
Recall that the length of the curve x = f(y) from y = c to y = d is (see this page). Here we have
from y = −
to y =
. First, we need to find the derivative:
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
.
Recall that the length of the curve x = f(y) from y = c to y = d is (see this page). Here we have x = sin y – y cos y from y = 0 to y = π. First, we need to find the derivative:
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
.
Recall that, if a curve is defined parametrically, in terms of t, from t = a to t = b, its length is found by: . Here, we have x = cos t and y = sin t from t =
to t =
. First, we need to find the derivatives:
and
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
. Next, we use the trigonometric identity sin2 t + cos2 t = 1 to rewrite the integrand:
.
Recall that if a curve is defined parametrically, in terms of t, from t = a to t = b, its length is found by: . Here, we have x =
and
from t = 1 to t = 4. First, we need to find the derivatives:
and
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
. With a little algebra, we get:
.
Recall that if a curve is defined parametrically, in terms of t, from t = a to t = b, its length is found by: . Here, we have x = 3t2 and y = 2t from t = 1 to t = 2. First, we need to find the derivatives:
and
. Now we plug this into the formula for the length:
We need to find A and B such that . First, we multiply through by (x – 1)(x + 6): A(x + 6) + B(x – 1) = x + 4.
Distribute: Ax + 6A + Bx – B = x + 4.
Group the terms on the left side: (A + B)x + (6A – B) = x + 4.
Now we have two equations: A + B = 1 and 6A – B = 4.
If we solve for A and B, we get: and
. This means that we can rewrite the integral as:
. We can easily integrate these:
.
We need to find A and B such that . First, we multiply through by (x – 3)(x + 1): A(x + 1) + B(x – 3) = x
Distribute: Ax + A + Bx – 3B = x.
Group the terms on the left side: (A + B)x + (A – 3B) = x.
Now we have two equations: A + B = 1 and A – 3B = 0.
If we solve for A and B, we get: and
. This means that we can rewrite the integral as:
. We can easily integrate these:
.
First, we need to factor the denominator of the integrand: .
Now, we need to find A, B, and C such that .
We multiply through by x(x + 2)(x – 1): A(x + 2)(x – 1) + Bx(x – 1) + Cx(x + 2) = 1.
Expand all of the terms: A(x2 + x – 2) + B(x2 – x) + C(x2 + 2x) = 1.
Distribute: Ax2 + Ax – 2A + Bx2 – Bx + Cx2 + 2Cx = 1.
Group the terms on the left side: (A + B + C)x2 + (A – B + 2C)x – 2A = 1.
Now we have three equations: A + B + C = 0, A – B + 2C = 0, and –2A = 1.
If we solve for A, B, and C, we get: , and
. This means that we can rewrite the integral as:
. We can easily integrate these:
.
4. −7 ln |x − 3| + 9 ln |x − 4| + C
First, we need to factor the denominator of the integrand: .
Now, we need to find A and B such that .
We multiply through by (x – 3)(x – 4): A(x – 4) + B(x – 3) = 2x + 1.
Distribute: Ax – 4A + Bx – 3B = 2x + 1.
Group the terms on the left side: (A + B)x + (–4A – 3B) = 2x + 1.
Now we have two equations: A + B = 2 and –4A – 3B = 1.
If we solve for A and B, we get: A = –7 and B = 9.
This means that we can rewrite the integral as: . We can easily integrate these: −7 ln |x − 3| + 9 ln |x − 4| + C.
We need to find A and B such that .
We multiply through by (x – 1)2: A(x – 1) + B = 2x – 1.
Distribute: Ax – A + B = 2x – 1.
Now we have two equations: A = 2 and –A + B = –1.
If we solve for A and B, we get: A = 2 and B = 1.
This means that we can rewrite the integral as: .
We can easily integrate these: .
We need to find A and Bx + C such that .
We multiply through by (x + 1)(x2 + 1): A(x2 + 1) + (Bx + C)(x + 1) = 1.
Expand all of the terms: Ax2 + A + Bx2 + Bx + Cx + C = 1.
Group the terms on the left side: (A + B)x2 + (B + C)x + (A + C) = 1.
Now we have three equations: A + B = 0, B + C = 0, and A + C = 1.
If we solve for A, B, and C, we get: , and
.
This means that we can rewrite the integral as:
.
If we integrate these, we get: . If you had trouble with these integrals, you should review the sections on logarithmic and trigonometric integrals.
We need to find A and Bx + C such that .
We multiply through by (x + 1)(x2 + 2): A(x2 + 2) + (Bx + C)(x + 1) = 2x + 1.
Expand all of the terms: Ax2 + 2A + Bx2 + Bx + Cx + C = 2x + 1.
Group the terms on the left side: (A + B)x2 + (B + C)x + (2A + C) = 2x + 1.
Now we have three equations: A + B = 0, B + C = 2, and 2A + C = 1.
If we solve for A, B, and C, we get: , and
.
This means that we can rewrite the integral as:
.
If we integrate these, we get: . If you had trouble with these integrals, you should review the sections on logarithmic and trigonometric integrals.
First, we need to factor the denominator of the integrand: .
We need to find A and Bx + C such that .
We multiply through by (x – 1)(x2 + x + 1): A(x2 + x +1) + (Bx + C)(x – 1) = x2 + 3x –1.
Expand all of the terms: Ax2 + Ax + A + Bx2 – Bx + Cx – C = x2 + 3x – 1.
Group the terms on the left side: (A + B)x2 + (A – B + C)x + (A – C) = x2 + 3x – 1.
Now we have three equations: A + B = 1, A – B + C = 3, and A – C = –1.
If we solve for A, B, and C, we get: A = 1, B = 0, and C = 2.
This means that we can rewrite the integral as: . The first integral is easy:
. The second takes a little work and will be a good test of your algebra. First, complete the square to rewrite the denominator:
.
Next, multiply the top and bottom of the integrand by . This can be rewritten as:
. Now we do u-substitution. If we let
, then
. Multiply du by
. Now we can substitute into the integrand:
. Substituting back, we get:
. Now we can put both integrals together:
.
1. 2
Notice that the integrand is undefined at the lower limit of integration x = 0. We remedy this by replacing the lower limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches 0: . Now we evaluate the integral:
. Finally, we take the limit:
.
2. 6
Notice that, although the integrand is defined at both limits of integration, it is undefined between them at x = 0. We remedy this by first splitting the integral into two parts at x = 0, and second, replacing the limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches 0,
. Now we evaluate the integrals:
and
.
Finally, we take the limits: and
. Therefore, the integral is 3 + 3 = 6.
3. 1
We can’t evaluate an integral where a limit of integration is infinity. We remedy this by replacing the lower limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches −∞: . Now we evaluate the integral:
. Finally, we take the limit:
.
4. Diverges
We can’t evaluate an integral where a limit of integration is infinity. We remedy this by replacing the lower limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches −∞. But we have a second problem: is also undefined. We remedy this by replacing the upper limit with b and taking the limit of the integral as b approaches
. And we overcome the two limits difficulty by splitting the integral into two parts at a value where we know that we can integrate and take each limit separately. A simple place to split the integral is at x = 0. We get:
. Now we evaluate the integrals:
and
.
Finally, we take the limits: and
. Neither limit exists, so the integral diverges. As a general rule, a trigonometric integral (but not an inverse trig one) is going to diverge if one of the limits of integration is infinite.
5. Diverges
Notice that the integrand is undefined at the lower limit of integration x = 1. We remedy this by replacing the lower limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches 1: . Now we evaluate the integral:
. Finally, we take the limit:
. Therefore, the integral diverges.
Notice that the integrand is undefined at the lower limit of integration x = 0. We remedy this by replacing the lower limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches 0: . Now we evaluate the integral. If we let u = x2 + 2x, then du = (2x + 2)dx. If we divide du by 2, we get
. Now we can substitute into the integrand. Let’s ignore the limits of integration until we substitute back. We get:
. Now we substitute back and evaluate at the limits of integration:
. Finally, we take the limit:
.
7. −
We can’t evaluate an integral where a limit of integration is infinity. We remedy this by replacing the lower limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches −∞: . Now we evaluate the integral:
. Finally, we take the limit:
.
8. Diverges
We can’t evaluate an integral where a limit of integration is infinity. We remedy this by replacing the limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches ∞. We also need to split the integral into two parts where it is defined at one of the limits. A simple place to split the integral is at x = 0. We get: . Now we evaluate the integrals:
Now we take the limits: and
. Therefore, the integral diverges. This is a tricky integral. Notice that if the limits of integration were finite and equal to each other, we would always get zero. It is easy to see this if we graph the function y = x3 and look at the areas on each side of the y-axis. They will always cancel each other because of symmetry.
Thus, we would think that the integral will always be zero. But, because the limits of integration are infinite, the areas are infinite and we would be adding infinities, which do not necessarily cancel. In other words, the area from zero to infinity is infinite and the area from zero to minus infinity is infinite. We can’t add two infinite quantities and get a finite one. Therefore, the integral is meaningless.
9. Diverges
Notice that, although the integrand is defined at both limits of integration, it is undefined between them at x = 2. We remedy this by first splitting the integral into two parts at x = 2, and, second, replacing the limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches 2,
. Now we evaluate the integrals:
and
.
Finally, we take the limits: and
.
Therefore the integral diverges.
Notice that although the integrand is defined at both limits of integration, it is undefined between them at x = 0. We remedy this by first splitting the integral into two parts at x = 0, and second, replacing the limit with a and taking the limit of the integral as a approaches 0,
. Now we evaluate the integrals:
and
.
Finally, we take the limits: and
. Therefore, the integral is
.
Recall that the formula for the slope of a polar curve is (see this page). Here we have f(θ) = 2 cos 4θ, so f′(θ) = –8 sin 4θ. Plugging into the formula, we get:
, which can be reduced to
.
Recall that the formula for the slope of a polar curve is (see this page). Here we have f(θ) = 2 – 3 sinθ, so f′(θ) = –3 cosθ. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Now we evaluate the slope at (r, θ) = (2, π):
.
3. 18π
Recall that the formula for the area between the origin and the curve r = f(θ) from θ = a to θ = b is (see this page). Here, we have r = 4 + 2 cosθ. First, let’s graph the curve:
We can see that the loop runs from θ = 0 to θ = 2π. Plugging into the formula, we get: . We can break this into three integrals:
. We can easily evaluate the first two integrals:
and
. The third integral requires us to use the trigonometric substitution
(see this page):
. Therefore, the area is 18π.
4. 2
Recall that the formula for the area between the origin and the curve r = f(θ) from θ = a to θ = b is (see this page). Here, we have r2 = 4 cos 2θ. First, let’s graph the curve:
If we plot a few points, we can see that the loop runs from to
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
Recall that the formula for the area between the two curves r1 = f1(θ) and r2 = f2(θ), with 0 ≤ r1(θ) ≤ r2(θ) from θ = a to θ = b is (see this page). Here, we have r2 = 2cosθ and r1 = 1. First, let’s graph the curves:
If we solve for the intersection of the two curves, we find that the region runs from to
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. The first integral requires us to use the trigonometric substitution
(see this page):
. The second integral is simply
. Therefore, the area is
.
Recall that the formula for the area between the two curves r1 = f1(θ) and r2 = f2(θ), with 0 ≤ r1(θ) ≤ r2(θ) from θ = a to θ = b is (see this page). Here, we have r22 = 6cos2θ and r1 =
. First, let’s graph the curves:
If we solve for the intersection of the two curves, we find that the region runs from to
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
. Evaluating the integrals, we get:
and
. Therefore, the area is
.
We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the y variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the x variables on the other side. We can do this easily by cross multiplying. We get: y3dy = 7x2dx. Next, we integrate both sides:
Now we solve for C. We plug in x = 3 and y = 2:
16 = 252 + C
C = –236
Therefore, .
Now we isolate y. We get the equation: .
We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the y variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the x variables on the other side. We can do this easily by dividing both sides by y and multiplying both sides by dx. We get: . Next, we integrate both sides:
Now we isolate y: . We can rewrite this as
.
Note that we are using the letter C in the last equation. This is to distinguish it from the C0 in the first equation. Now we solve for C. We plug in x = 0 and y = 6: 6 = Ce0 = C. Therefore, the equation is .
We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the y variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the x variables on the other side. First, we factor the y out of the denominator of the right hand expression: . Next, we multiply both sides by y and by dx. We get:
. Next, we integrate both sides:
Now we isolate y: y2 = 2tan–1 x + C
Now we solve for C. We plug in x = 0 and y = 2:
Therefore, the equation is .
We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the y variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the x variables on the other side. We can do this easily by cross multiplying. We get: y2dy = exdx. Next, we integrate both sides:
Now we isolate y:
Now we solve for C. We plug in x = 0 and y = 1:
C = –2
Therefore, the equation is .
5. y = 2x2
We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the y variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the x variables on the other side. We can do this easily by dividing both sides by y2 and multiplying both sides by dx. We get:
. Next, we integrate both sides:
Now we isolate y:
Now we solve for C. We plug in x = 1 and y = 2:
2 = 2(1)2 + C
C = 0
Therefore, the equation is , which can be rewritten as y = 2x2.
6. y = sin–1(–cos x)
We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the y variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the x variables on the other side. We can do this easily by cross multiplying. We get: cos y dy = sin x dx. Next, we integrate both sides:
sin y = –cos x + C
Now we solve for C. We plug in x = 0 and :
–1 = –1 + C
C = 0
Now we isolate y to get the equation y = sin–1(–cosx).
7. 20,000 (approximately)
The phrase “exponential growth” means that we can represent the situation with the differential equation , where k is a constant and y is the population at a time t. Here we are also told that y = 4,000 at t = 0 and y = 6,500 at t = 3. We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the y variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the t variables on the other side. We can do this easily by dividing both sides by y and multiplying both sides by dt. We get:
. Next, we integrate both sides:
ln y = kt + C0
y = Cekt
Next, we plug in y = 4,000 and t = 0 to solve for C:
4,000 = Ce0
C = 4,000
Now we have y = 4,000ekt. Next we plug in y = 6,500 and t = 3 to solve for k:
6,500 = 4,000e3k
.
Therefore, our equation for the population of bacteria, y, at time, t, is y ≈ 4,000e.162t, or if we want an exact solution, it is . Finally, we can solve for the population at time t = 10: y ≈ 4,000e.162(10) or
. (Notice how even with an “exact” solution, we still have to round the answer. And, if we are concerned with significant figures, the population can be written as 20,000.)
8. 45 m
Because acceleration is the derivative of velocity, we can write: . We are also told that v = 18 and h = 45 when t = 0. We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the v variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the t variables on the other side. We can do this easily by multiplying both sides by dt: dv = –9 dt. Next, we integrate both sides:
v = –9 + C0
Now we can solve for C0 by plugging in v = 18 and t = 0: 18 = –9 (0) + C0 so C0 = 18. Thus our equation for the velocity of the rock is v = –9t + 18. Next, because the height of the rock is the derivative of the velocity, we can write . We again separate the variables by multiplying both sides by dt: dh = (–9t + 18) dt. We integrate both sides:
Next, we plug in h = 45 and t = 0 to solve for C1:
, so C1 = 45
Therefore, the equation for the height of the rock, h, at time, t, is: .
Finally, we can solve for the height of the rock at time t = 4:
We can express this situation with the differential equation where k is a constant and V is the volume of the sphere at time t. We are also told that V = 36π when t = 0 and V = 90π when t = 1. We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the V variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the t variables on the other side. We can do this easily by dividing both sides by V and multiplying both sides by dt. We get:
. Next, we integrate both sides:
ln V = kt + C0
V = Cekt
Next, we plug in V = 36π and t = 0 to solve for C: 36π = Ce0 so C = 36π. This gives us the equation V = 36πekt. Next, we plug in V = 90π and t = 1 to solve for k: 90π = 36πek
Therefore, the equation for the volume of the sphere, V, at time, t, is V ≈ 36πe.916t, or if we want an exact solution, it is . Finally, we can solve for the volume at time t = 3: V ≈ 36πe.916(3) ≈ 1766ft3 or
. (And, if we are concerned with significant figures, the volume can be written as 1800.)
10. 8,900 grams (approximately)
We can express this situation with the differential equation , where m is the mass at time t. We are also given that m = 10,000 when t = 0 and m = 5,000 when t = 5,750. We solve this differential equation by separation of variables. We want to get all of the m variables on one side of the equals sign and all of the t variables on the other side. We can do this easily by dividing both sides by m and multiplying both sides by dt. We get:
. Next, we integrate both sides:
ln m = –kt + C0
m = Ce–kt
Now we can solve for C by plugging in m = 10,000 and t = 0:10,000 = Ce0, so C = 10,000. This gives us the equation m = 10,000e–kt. Next, we can solve for k by plugging in m = 5,000 and t = 5,750:
5,000 = 10,000e−5,750k
Therefore, the equation for the mass of the element, m, at time, t, is m ≈ 10,000e−.000121t, or if we want an exact solution, it is .
Finally, we can solve for the mass of the element at time t = 1,000: m ≈ 10,000e−.000121(1,000) ≈ 8,860 gms or . (And, if we are concerned with significant figures, the mass can be written as 8,900.)
11. 4.441
We start with x0 = 0 and y0 = 2 and h = 0.25. The slope is found by plugging x0 = 0 and y0 = 2 into y′ = y – x, so we have.
Step 1: Increase x0 by h to get x1: x1 = 0 + 0.25 = 0.25
Step 2: Multiply h by y′0 and add y0 to get y1: y1 = 2 + (0.25)(2) = 2.5
Step 3: Find y′1 by plugging y1 and x1 into the equation y′ = y – x: y′1 = 2.5 − 0.25 = 2.25
Now we repeat until we get to x = 1:
Step 1: Increase x1 by h to get x2: x2 = 0.25 + 0.25 = 0.5.
Step 2: Multiply h by y′1 and add y1 to get y2: y2 = 2.5 + (0.25)(2.25) = 3.0625
Step 3: Find y′2 by plugging y2 and x2 into the equation y′ = y – x: y′2 = 3.0625 − .5 = 2.5625
Repeat:
Step 1: Increase x2 by h to get x3: x3 = 0.25 + 0.5 = 0.75
Step 2: Multiply h by y′2 and add y2 to get y3: y3 = 3.0625 + (0.25)(2.5625) = 3.703125
Step 3: Find y′3 by plugging y3 and x3 into the equation y′ = y – x: y′3 = 3.703125 − .75 = 2.953125
Repeat one last time:
Step 1: Increase x3 by h to get x4: x4 = 0.25 + 0.75 = 1
Step 2: Multiply h by y′3 and add y3 to get y4: y4 = 3.703125 + (0.25)(2.953125) = 4.441
12. 0.328
We start with x0 = 0 and h = 0.2. The slope is found by plugging x0 = 0 and y0 = 0 into y′ = –y, so we have y′0 = −1.
Step 1: Increase by h to get x1: x1 = 0 + 0.2 = 0.2
Step 2: Multiply h by y′0 and add y0 to get y1: y1 = 1 + (0.2)(–1) = 0.8
Step 3: Find y′1 by plugging y1 and x1 into the equation y′ = –y: y′1 = −0.8
Now we repeat until we get to x = 1:
Step 1: Increase x1 by h to get x2: x2 = 0.2 + 0.2 = 0.4
Step 2: Multiply h by y′1 and add y1 to get y2: y2 = 0.8 + (.2)(–0.8) = 0.64
Step 3: Find y′2 by plugging y2 and x2 into the equation y′ = –y: y′2 = −0.64
Repeat:
Step 1: Increase x2 by h to get x3: x3 = 0.2 + 0.4 = 0.6
Step 2: Multiply h by y′2 and add y2 to get y3: y3 = 0.64 + (.2)(–0.64) = 0.512
Step 3: Find y′3 by plugging y3 and x3 into the equation y′ = –y: y′3 = −0.512.
Repeat:
Step 1: Increase x3 by h to get x4: x4 = 0.2 + 0.6 = 0.8
Step 2: Multiply h by y′3 and add y3 to get y4: y4 = 0.512 + (0.2)(–0.512) = 0.4096
Step 3: Find y′4 by plugging y4 and x4 into the equation y′ = –y: y′4 = −0.4096
Repeat one last time:
Step 1: Increase x4 by h to get x5: x5 = 0.2 + 0.8 = 1
Step 2: Multiply h by y′4 and add y4 to get y0 = 1 y5 = 0.4096 + (0.2)(–0.4096) = 0.328.
13. 0.04
We start with x0 = 0 and y0 = 0 and h = 0.1. The slope is found by plugging x0 = 0 and y0 = 0 into y′ = 4x3, so we have y′0 = 0.
Step 1: Increase x0 by h to get x1: x1 = 0 + 0.1 = 0.1
Step 2: Multiply h by y′0 and add y0 to get y1: y1 = 0 + (0.1)(0) = 0
Step 3: Find y′1 by plugging y1 and x1 into the equation y′ = 4x3: y′1 = 0.004
Now we repeat until we get to x = 0.5:
Step 1: Increase x1 by h to get x2: x2 = 0.1 + 0.1 = 0.2
Step 2: Multiply h by y′1 and add y1 to get y2: y2 = 0 + (.1)(.004) = 0.0004
Step 3: Find y′2 by plugging y2 and x2 into the equation y′ = 4x3: y′2 = 0.032
Step 1: Increase x2 by h to get x3: x3 = 0.1 + 0.2 = 0.3
Step 2: Multiply h by y′2 and add y2 to get y3: y3 = 0.0004 + (.1)(0.032) = 0.0036
Step 3: Find y′3 by plugging y3 and x3 into the equation y′ = 4x3: y′3 = 0.108.
Repeat:
Step 1: Increase x3 by h to get x4: x4 = 0.1 + 0.3 = 0.4
Step 2: Multiply h by y′3 and add y3 to get y4: y4 = 0.0036 + (0.1)(0.108) = .0144
Step 3: Find y′4 by plugging y4 and x3 into the equation y′ = 4x3: y′4 = 0.256
Repeat one last time:
Step 1: Increase x4 by h to get x5: x5 = 0.1 + 0.4 = 0.5
Step 2: Multiply h by y′4 and add y4 to get y5: y5 = 0.0144 + (0.1)(0.256) = 0.04.
1. Sum is 2.499
This is a geometric series. We find the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series using the formula , where a is the first term of the series and r is the common ratio (see this page). Here, the first term is a = 2 and the common ratio is r =
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
.
2. Sum is
This is an infinite geometric series. We find the sum of an infinite geometric series using the formula , where a is the first term of the series and r is the common ratio (see this page). Here, the first term is a = 8 and the common ratio is r =
. Plugging into the formula, we get:
.
3. Converges
We can use the Ratio Test to determine whether the series converges. The test can be found on this page. Here, we have and
. Plugging into the test, we get:
. Therefore, the series converges.
4. Diverges
We can use the Ratio Test to determine whether the series converges. The test can be found on this page. Here, we have and
. Plugging into the test, we get:
. Therefore, the series diverges.
We find a Taylor series by the formula:
First, let’s find a few derivatives of cos x and evaluate them at a = 0:
Let’s see if we find a pattern. Plugging into the formula, we get: .
We can see that the general formula is: .
You should memorize the Taylor series that are highlighted on this page. The AP does not require you to derive them when you use them. You can simply state the formulas.
We find a Taylor series by the formula:
First, let’s find a few derivatives of ln (1 + x) and evaluate them at a = 0:
Let’s see if we find a pattern. Plugging into the formula, we get: . This simplifies to
.
We can see that the general formula is: .
You should memorize the Taylor series that are highlighted on this page. The AP does not require you to derive them when you use them. You can simply state the formulas.
We find a Taylor series by the formula:
First, let’s find a few derivatives of e−x and evaluate them at a = 0:
Let’s see if we find a pattern. Plugging into the formula, we get:
We can see that the general formula is: .
You should memorize the Taylor series that are highlighted on this page. The AP does not require you to derive them when you use them. You can simply state the formulas.
We find a Taylor series by the formula:
First, let’s find a few derivatives of sin x and evaluate them at a = :
These should give us three non-zero terms. Let’s plug into the formula. We get: , which simplifies to
.
You should memorize the Taylor series that are highlighted on this page. The AP does not require you to derive them when you use them. You can simply state the formulas.
9. The radius of convergence is ; the interval of convergence is
.
The interval of convergence of a series refers to those values of x where the series converges. A geometric series converges when the common ratio of its terms is −1 < r < 1. Here, we have the series , so the common ratio is 3x. To find the interval of convergence, all we have to do is set –1 < 3x < 1 and solve for x. We get:
. Thus the interval of convergence is
. The radius of convergence is simply the distance from the center of the interval to either endpoint, or half the width of the interval. In this case, the radius of convergence is
.
10. The radius of convergence is ∞; the interval of convergence is (−∞, ∞).
The interval of convergence of a series refers to those values of x where the series converges. Here we will apply the Ratio Test for absolute convergence: .
This will converge if p < 1, which is true here for all values of x. Therefore, the interval of convergence is (−∞, ∞). The radius of convergence is simply the distance from the center of the interval to either endpoint, or half the width of the interval. In this case, the radius of convergence is ∞.
We find a Taylor series by the formula:
First, let’s find a few derivatives of cos x and evaluate them at a = 0:
Plugging into the formula, we get: . This is the fourth degree Taylor polynomial. You should memorize the Taylor series that are highlighted on this page. The AP does not require you to derive them when you use them. You can simply state the formulas. Now we simply plug x = 0.2 into the polynomial. We get:
. To find the error bound, we can simply use the next term of the polynomial. Here, the next term is
. If we plug in x = 0.2, we get:
.
12. 0.264; 0.002025
We find a Taylor series by the formula:
First, let’s find a few derivatives of ln(1 + x) and evaluate them at a = 0:
Plugging into the formula, we get: . This simplifies to
.
This is the third degree Taylor polynomial.
You should memorize the Taylor series that are highlighted on this page. The AP does not require you to derive them when you use them. You can simply state the formulas. Now we simply plug x = 0.3 into the polynomial. We get: . To find the error bound, we can simply use the next term of the polynomial. Here, the next term is
. If we plug in x = 0.3, we get: 0.002025.
13. Diverges by the Integral Test.
There are a variety of tests for convergence of a series. If a series is not alternating and is not geometric, we usually look to see if we can use a Comparison Test, a Ratio Test, or an Integral Test. We can easily integrate this integral using u-substitution, so we will use the Integral Test. Here, the series is , so we need to see if
converges. First, we replace the upper limit with a and take the limit as a goes to infinity. We get:
. Next, if we let u = ln x, then
. Substituting into the integrand, we get:
. Substituting back, we get:
. Finally, we take the limit:
. Therefore, the series diverges by the Integral Test.
14. Converges by the Integral Test.
There are a variety of tests for convergence of a series. If a series is not alternating and is not geometric, we usually look to see if we can use a Comparison Test, a Ratio Test, or an Integral Test. We can easily integrate this integral, so we will use the Integral Test. Here, the series is , so we need to see if
converges. First, we replace the upper limit with a and take the limit as a goes to infinity. We get:
. Next, we integrate:
. Now, we take the limit:
. Therefore, the series converges by the Integral Test.
15. Diverges by the Comparison Test.
There are a variety of tests for convergence of a series. If a series is not alternating and is not geometric, we usually look to see if we can use a Comparison Test, a Ratio Test, or an Integral Test. Here, the series is , which we can easily compare to the series
. The series
is essentially the harmonic series (it’s just missing the first two terms), which diverges. The series
for all terms. Therefore, the series diverges by the Comparison Test.
16. Converges by the Comparison Test.
There are a variety of tests for convergence of a series. If a series is not alternating and is not geometric, we usually look to see if we can use a Comparison Test, a Ratio Test, or an Integral Test. Here, the series is , which we can easily compare to the series
. The series
converges and the series
for all terms. Therefore, the series converges by the Comparison Test.