Tutorial Sheet 11
Tutorial Sheet 11
Department of Mathematics
MA11003 - Advanced Calculus
Problem Sheet - 11
Autumn 2023
Z π
2
(a) β(x, y) = 2 sin2x−1 θ cos2y−1 θ dθ
0
∞
ux−1
Z
(b) β(x, y) = du, x, y > 0.
0 (u + 1)x+y
Γ(x)Γ(y)
(c) β(x, y) = Γ(x+y)
√
(d) Γ( 12 ) = π
3. Show that
Z ∞
n 1 − m+1 m + 1
(a) xm e−ax dx = a n Γ( ), where m, n and a are positive integer .
0 n n
Z 1
1 Γ(n + 1)
(b) xm (log )n dx = , where m, n > −1.
0 x (m + 1)n+1
Z ∞
m!
(c) xm n−x dx = , where m is a non-negative integer and n is a positive
0 (log n)m+1
constant.
1
√
4. Show that π Γ(2m + 1) = 22m Γ(m + 21 )Γ(m + 1) for any positive integer m. Hence
√
deduce that Legendre’s duplication formula πΓ(2m) = 22m−1 Γ(m)Γ(m + 12 ).
x + x−n
Z 1 n
π π nπ
5. Given β(n, 1 − n) = sin nπ if − 1 < n < 1, prove that 2
dx = sec , −1 <
0 1+x 2 2
n < 1.
Z ∞
xm 1 m+1
6. Show that dx = a n −1 Γ( m+1 )Γ(1 − m+1 ), where a > 0 and 0 < m + 1 <
xn + a n n n
0
n.
7. Show that if m is a positive integer then
21−m Γ(2m)
(b) 1. 3. 5. 7. 9, ...., (2m − 1) = Γ(m)
1
xα − 1
Z
8. Evaluate the integral dx, (α > −1) by applying differentiating under the inte-
0 log x
gral sign.
2
12. For any real numbers x and t, let
(
xt3
(x2 +t2 )2
if x ̸= 0, t ̸= 0
f (x, t) =
0 if x = 0, t = 0
Z 1 Z 1 Z 1
d ∂
and F (t) = f (x, t) dx. Is dt f (x, t) dx = f (x, t) dx? Give the justification.
0 0 0 ∂t
∞
e−bx sin ax
Z
13. Find the value of the integral dx, where a > 0, b > 0 are fixed, and hence
0 x
Z ∞
sin ax
deduce the value of the integral dx.
0 x