Calculus I (252 - 15364)

Exercise Sheet

7 Integral Calculus
Z b
Exercise 7.1 Compute x dx using upper and lower sums over regular partitions of the
a
interval [a, b].

Exercise 7.2 Obtain, with no computations, the value of the following integrals:
Z 1 √ Z 1 √
3
i) 2
x 1 − x dx; ii) (x5 + 3) 1 − x2 dx;
−1 −1

Exercise 7.3 Prove and interpret the following statements:

Z b Z b+c
i) f (x) dx = f (x − c) dx
a a+c

Z b Z b
ii) f (x) dx = f (a + b − x) dx
a a
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iii) 
 f (x) dx ≤ |f (x)| dx
a a

Z a Z b Z ab
dx dx dx
iv) + = .
1 x 1 x 1 x

Exercise 7.4 Compute the antiderivative (primitive) of the following functions for x ∈
[−1, 1]: 
1 −1 ≤ x < 0
i) f (x) = |x − 1/2|, ii) g(x) = .
x+1 0≤x≤1

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Exercise 7.5 Compute the following antiderivatives:
Z Z
dx dx
i) √ ii) √
(2 + x) 1 + x 1+ 31+x
Z Z
iii) cos(log x) dx iv) ex sin 2x dx

Z Z
2
v) x log x dx vi) sin3 x cos2 x dx

Z Z
4 cos x dx
vii) cos x dx viii)
sin3 x + 2 cos2 x sinx
Z Z
dx
ix) x) tan4 x dx
a sin x + b cos x
Z Z
3 dx
xi) sec x dx xii)
1 − sin x
Z Z
2 dx
xiii) cos (log x) dx xiv) √
x2 1 − x2
Z Z
x dx
xv) √ dx xvi)
1 + x2 (1 + x2 )3/2
Z Z
dx dx
xvii) √ xviii) √
x 1 + x2 e2x − 1

e4x x5 − 2x3
Z Z
xix) dx xx) dx
e2x + 2ex + 2 x4 − 2x2 + 1

3x − 4
Z
xxi) dx .
(x2 + 2x + 4)2
Z π/2
Exercise 7.6 Express In = sinn x dx in terms of In−2 . Compute I2n and I2n+1 .
0

Exercise 7.7 Compute the following integrals for m, n ∈ N:

Z π Z π Z π
i) sin mx sin nx dx; ii) cos mx cos nx dx; iii) sin mx cos nx dx.
0 0 0

Exercise 7.8 Obtain the derivative of the following functions:

R x2 √
x3 e 1 tan t dt
et
Z Z
ds
i) F (x) = dt, ii) F (x) =
x2 t 1 log s
Z x
iii) F (x) = x2 f (t) dt, where f is continuous.
0

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Exercise 7.9 Obtain the derivative of the following functions:
R x3 R (R1x sin3 t dt)
i) F (x) = a
sin3 t dt; ii) F (x) = 3
1
1+sin6 t+t2
dt;
Rx Ry Rx
sin3 t dt dy ;



iii) F (x) = sin 0
sin 0
iv) F (x) = 0
xf (t) dt.

Exercise 7.10 Give a proof or a counter-example for the following statements:

a) If f is differentiable at c, then F is differentiable at c.

b) If f is differentiable at c, then F 0 is continuous at c.

c) If f 0 is continuous at c, then F 0 is continuous at c.

Exercise 7.11 Find the point at which the following function reaches its maximum:
Z x−1  
2
f (x) = e−t − e−2t dt.
0

Exercise 7.12

1. Formulate the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Use this theorem to find the deriva-
tive of the function:
Z x2
F (x) = sin t1/4 dt .
0

2. Find lim x−3/2 F (x).

x→0

R √3π √
Exercise 7.13 Find the line tangent to the curve y = x2
tan(t2 ) dt at the point x = 4
3π.

Exercise 7.14 Compute the following limit:

R x t2
e dt − x
lim 0 .
x→0 x3
Exercise 7.15 Compute the following definite integrals, changing the limits of integration
in the case of using the substitution method:
Z 2√ 2
√
Z log 2
x
x −1
i) e − 1 dx, ii) dx.
0 1 x

Exercise 7.16 Explain for each of the following cases why the indicated substitution leads
to wrong results:
Z 1 Z 1
2/3 dx 1
i) dx, t = x ; ii) 2
, t= .
−1 −1 1 + x x

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Exercise 7.17
Z π/4
x
a) Compute dx.
0 cos2 x
Z π/4
Hint: calculate first tan x dx.
0
Z ∞
dt
b) Find a general expression for .
Z ∞ 0 (1 + t2 )n
dt
Hint: calculate first .
0 1 + t2

Exercise 7.18 Compute (f −1 )0 (0) if:

Rx Rx
i) f (x) = 0 (1 + sin(sin t)) dt; ii) f (x) = 1 sin(sin t) dt.

Exercise 7.19 Consider the function:

Z x
F (x) = t2 cos(t2 ) dt.
0

1. Find its third degree Taylor polynomial about the point 0.

2. Compute:
F (x)
lim .
x→0 x3

Exercise 7.20 Calculate the area between the given curves:

√
i) y = x2 , y = x;

1−x 2−x
ii) y= , y= , y = 0, y = 1;
1+x 1+x

iii) x2 + y 2 = 1, (x − 1)2 + y 2 = 1.

Exercise 7.21 Compute the volume of the solid formed by revolving the given regions of
the XY plane about the X axis:

i) 0 ≤ y ≤ x + sin x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π;

ii) x2 + (y − 2a)2 ≤ a2 ;

iii) r2 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 4r2 , y ≥ 0.

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Exercise 7.22

1. Compute Z
cos x
dx.
3 + cos2 x
√
2. Find the volume of the solid created by revolving the ellipse y = 1 − 4x2 about the
X axis.

Exercise 7.23 Compute the length of the following curves:

i) y = log sec x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π/3;

ii) y = ex/2 + e−x/2 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2;

iii) y = (4 − x2/3 )3/2 , −8 ≤ x ≤ 8.

Exercise 7.24 Compute the length of the following curves:

i) y = 13 (x2 + 2)3/2 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1; ii) y = log(cos x), 0 ≤ x ≤ π/6;

iii) r = a cos θ; iv) r = 3 sec θ, 0 ≤ θ ≤ π/3.

Exercise 7.25 Find the line through the point (1, 2) which determines with the parabola
y = x2 the minimum-area region.

Exercise 7.26 Find the volume of an ellipsoid, of a torus and of the intersection of two
equal cylinders with the X and Y axes as symmetry axes, respectively.

Exercise 7.27 Given the function f (x) = x e−x .

1. Plot it after locating its intervals of increase and decrease, analysing its concavity and
finding its asymptotes.

2. Compute the volume of the solid obtained by revolving about the X axis the region in
the first quadrant delimited by the graph of f (x) = x e−x and the X axis.