Razan Khrais

due 01/26/2015 at 11:55pm EST.

Assignment Set1

MATH 141, Winter 2015

You may attempt any problem an unlimited number of times.

13.5

1. (1 pt) Consider the integral

Z 11

4. (1 pt) On a sketch of y = ex , represent the left Riemann

R
sum with n = 2 approximating 12 ex dx. Write out the terms of
the sum, but do not evaluate it:
Sum =
+
On another sketch, represent the right Riemann sum with
R
n = 2 approximating 12 ex dx. Write out the terms of the sum,
but do not evaluate it:
Sum =
+
Which sum is an overestimate?

(3x2 + 4x + 1) dx

(a) Find the Riemann sum for this integral using right endpoints and n = 3.
R3 =
(b) Find the Riemann sum for this same integral, using left endpoints and n = 3.
L3 =

A. the right Riemann sum

B. the left Riemann sum
C. neither sum

Correct Answers:
1728
1104

sum
q 2. (1 pt)
The following
q
q

2
4 2 4
16 n n + 16 8n 4n + . . . + 16
is a right Riemann sum for the definite integral

Which sum is an underestimate?

4n 2
n

A. the left Riemann sum

B. the right Riemann sum
C. neither sum

4n

Z b

SOLUTION
Sketches of the left and right Riemann sums are shown below. The region were integrating over is 1 x 2, which is
where the function is drawn with a heavy line.

f (x) dx
0

where b =
and f (x) =
The limit of these Riemann sums as n is
Correct Answers:
4
sqrt(16 - x2)
12.566370616

x2
3. (1 pt) Consider the function f (x) = + 6.

Z 3 2 2
x
In this problem you will calculate
+ 6 dx by us2
0
ing the definition
"
#
Z
f (x) dx = lim

right sum

Thus we can see that the left Riemann sum is given by

Z 2

left sum

f (xi )x

ex dx e1 0.5 + e1.5 0.5

i=1

and the right Riemann sum by

The summation inside the brackets is Rn which is the Riemann sum where the sample points are chosen to be the righthand endpoints of each sub-interval.
x2
Calculate Rn for f (x) = + 6 on the interval [0, 3] and
2
write your answer as a function of n without any summation
signs.

Z 2

ex dx e1.5 0.5 + e2 0.5.

From the sketches we can see that the right Riemann sum is
an overestimate and the left Riemann sum an underestimate.
Correct Answers:

Rn =
lim Rn =
n

Correct Answers:
6*3 + 3**3*(n+1)*(2*n+1)/(6*(-2)*n**2)
1

e1*0.5
e1.5*0.5
e1.5*0.5
e2*0.5
A
A



1 n
6k
as the
5. (1 pt) Express the expression cos
n k=1
19n

10. (1 pt) Evaluate the integral

Z 3

Z 6/19

f (t)dt for a

Riemann sum for an integral of the form

7
dx
1 + x2

suitable function f .

Correct Answers:

1 n
6k
Hence find lim cos
n n
19n
k=1


1.83259571459405


=

11. (1 pt) Evaluate the definite integral

Z 6 2
8x + 3

Correct Answers:
0.843848160306663

dx
x

6. (1 pt) Use part I of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

to find the derivative of
Z x p
t 3 + 1dt
f (x) =

Correct Answers:
236.602788721924

12. (1 pt) Evaluate the definite integral

f 0 (x) =
NOTE: Enter a function as your answer. Make sure that your
syntax is correct, and the variable is x.

8 sin(x)dx
0

Correct Answers:

Correct Answers:
sqrt(x3+1)

16

13. (1 pt) Let

7. (1 pt) Use part I of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

to find the derivative of
Z sin(x)

h(x) =

4
f (x) =

(cos(t 5 ) + t) dt

h0 (x) =
and

Z x

Correct Answers:
cos(x)*(cos((sin(x))5)+sin(x))

g(x) =

f (t)dt
3

Determine the value of each of the following:

(a) g(4) =
(b) g(2) =
(c) g(0) =
(d) g(4) =
(e) The absolute maximum of g(x) occurs when x =
and is
the value
It may be helpful to make a graph of f(x) when answering
these questions.

8. (1 pt) Evaluate the integral below by interpreting it in

terms of areas. In other words, draw a picture of the region the
integral represents, and find the area using high school geometry.
Z 2p
4 x2 dx =
2

Correct Answers:
6.283185308

9. (1 pt) Evaluate the integral by interpreting it in terms of

areas. In other words, draw a picture of the region the integral
represents, and find the area using high school geometry.
Z 3

if x < 3
if 3 x < 1
if 1 x < 3
if x 3

Correct Answers:

|6x 8|dx =

Correct Answers:
13.6666666666667

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