RAFFLES INSTITUTION

H2 Mathematics (9758)
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The following table of integrals is given in MF26.

(Arbitrary constants are omitted; a denotes a positive constant.)

f  x  f  x  dx
1 1 x
tan 1  
x  a2
2
a a
1 x
sin 1    x  a
a x 2 2
a
1 1  xa 
ln    x  a
x  a2
2
2a  x  a 
1 1 ax
a  x2
2
ln  
2a  a  x 
 x  a
 1 
tan x ln  sec x   x  
 2 

cot x ln  sin x  0  x   

cosecx  ln  cosec x  cot x  0  x   

 1 
sec x ln  sec x  tan x   x  
 2 

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Section A (Discussion Questions)

Evaluate the following integrals

4
 5x  2  3  2x
6
1. (a) dx (b) dx (c)  e1 2 x d x (d)  cos(3 x  1) d x

1
 (1 4x)
x x
2. (a) 5
3
dx (b)  2x 2
3
dx (c)  (e x  3e 2 x ) 2 d x (d)  sec2
3
dx

x2  1 x
x  1 x 3  3 x  dx
5 1
  x  3 dx 
2
3. (a) dx (b) (c) (d) dx
x  3x
3
x (1  x )
x x
(e)  sin 2 3 x dx (f)  tan 3 x dx (g)  cot  d (h)  sin cos dx
2 2
(i)  cos  3 x  sin 3  3 x  d x

sec 2 x 1 1
4. (a)  1  tan x  3
dx (b)  2x 2
 12 x  14
dx (c) x 2
 2x
dx

x3  2 2 x2  x  9
(d)  x2  1 dx (e)  ( x  1)( x  3)2 dx
1 2 x
5. (a) 4  ( x  3)2
dx (b) x 2
 6x  8
dx (c) x 4
4
dx

1 1
(d)  2 dx (e)  dx
x  2x  3 6  4x  x2

1 1 1 1
6. (a)  1  cos 2 x dx (b)
 3  4x 2
dx (c)  1  cos x dx (d)  4  81x 2
dx

5x 3x  a   3a 
(e)  sin cos dx (f)  cos   cos   d (g)  sin   1  sin   1  d
2 2  2   2 

7. Integration using a Substitution (Change of Variables)

By using the given substitution, or otherwise, determine the following integrals, leaving your
answers in the exact form whenever applicable.

7
e2 x
(a)  dx [u  e  2] x (b) 
3
x x  3 dx [ x  u2  3 ]
e 2
x

x 1  x2
(c)  dx [u  x ] 2
(d)  dx [ x  tan  ]
1  x4 (1  x 2 ) 2
3
(e)  0
9  x 2 dx [ x  3sin  ]

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8. Evaluate the following integrals

x2
 xe dx  x ln x dx x  x cos5x dx
4x
(a) (b) (c) dx (d)
2
x
(e)  x cos x dx
2
(f)  x sec x tan x dx

9. 9233/1999/01/Q19
d
(i) Prove that ln  sec x  tan x   sec x .
dx
(ii) Find  x sin x dx .


 x sin x ln  sec x  tan x  dx .

4
(iii) Hence find the exact value of
0

10. 9233/1995/01/Q16 (modified)

1 ex 1 e u 1
Use the substitution u  e x to show that  dx  1 u  u  1 du . Hence, by using partial
0 ex  1

1 ex 1
fractions, find the exact value of  0 e x  1 dx . Suggest an alternative method.

11. Evaluate the following integrals

x
(a)  dx (b)  cos3 x dx (c)  e x sin 2 x dx (d)  x 3 cos x 2 dx
x 1
1
(e)  tan 4 x dx (f)  dx
x  ln x 
3

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Answers to Section A
1 1 1
 5x  2   c , (b) 2ln 3  2x  c , (c)  e12 x  c , (d) sin(3x  1)  c
7
1. (a)
35 2 3
3  2 1 1 9 x
2. (a) (1  4 x) 3  c , (b) ln 2 x 2  3  c , (c) e2 x  2e3 x + e4 x  c , (d) 3tan  c
8 4 2 4 3
2 3 1 3
   
1 6
x  3x  c , (b) x  3x  c , (c) x  3ln x  3  c , (d) 2ln 1  x  c
2
3. (a)
3 18
1 1
(e)  x 
1 sin 6 x 
  c , (f)  3 ln cos 3x  c , (g) ln sin   c , (h)  2 cos x  c ,
2 6 
1
(i) sin 4  3x   c
12
1 1 x7 1 x
4. (a)   c , (b) ln  c , (c) ln c,
2 1  tan x 
2
16 x 1 2 x2
x2 1 3 3 5 6
(d)  ln x  1  ln x  1  c , (e) ln x  1  ln x  3  c
2 2 2 4 4 x 3
x 3 x4 1 x2  2 1 x 1
5. (a) sin 1  c , (b) ln  c , (c) ln 2  c , (d) tan 1 c,
2 x2 8 x  2 2 2
x2
(e) sin 1 c
10
1 1 2x x 1 9x
6. (a)  cot x  c , (b) sin 1  c , (c) tan  c , (d) tan 1  c
2 2 3 2 18 2
1 1 1
(e)   cos 4 x  4cos x   c , (f) sin 2a  2sin a   C , (g)  sin 2  sin 2   C
8 4a 4
144 1 x 9
7. (a) e x  2 ln e x  2  c , (b) , (c) sin 1 x 2  c , (d)  C , (e)
5 2 1 x 2
4
1 4x 1 4x 2 32  2
8. (a) xe  e  c , (b) x  ln x    c , (c) 2ln x  3ln x  1  c ,
4 16 3  3
1 1
(d) x sin 5 x  cos 5 x  c , (e) x2 sin x  2 x cos x  2sin x  c ,
5 25
(f) x sec x  ln sec x  tan x  c
1   2
9. (ii)  x cos x  sin x  c , (iii) 1   ln
2 4
 
2 1 
32
 ln 2

10. 2ln  e  1  2ln 2  1

sin 3 x 1 x
11. (a) 2( x  1) 2  13 x  23   c , (b) sin x 
1
 c , (c) (e sin 2 x  2e cos 2 x) ,
x

3 5
1 1 1 1
(d) x 2 sin x 2  cos x 2  c , (e) tan 3 x  tan x  x  c , (f)  c
2 2 3 2(ln x ) 2

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Section B (Assignment Questions)

1. IJC Prelim 9758/2017/01/Q2

 n cos
1 
(i) Find nx  dx , where n is a positive constant. [3]
1
(ii) Hence find the exact value of
 2n
0
n cos 1  nx  dx . [2]

2. 9740/2016/02/Q2(a)

(i) Find  x 2 cos nx dx , where n is a positive integer. [3]

2 
(ii) Hence find  x 2 cos nx d x , giving your answers in the form a
n2
, where the possible
values of a are to be determined. [2]

3. 9233/2001/01/Q15
(a) Use the fact that 7 cos x  4sin x  3
2  cos x  sin x   112  cos x  sin x  to find the exact value

7 cos x  4sin x

2
of dx . [4]
0 cos x  sin x
e
(b) Use integration by parts to find the exact value of   ln x 
2
dx . [4]
1

1 1
(c) Using the substitution x  or otherwise, find  dx for x  1 . [4]
y x x2 1

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