THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS
MAT 2110–Engineering Mathematics I

Tutorial Sheet 3 May 2024

1. Evaluate each of the following integrals:

√
Z
e x+1
Z √ Z
(a) √ dx (b) sin θ 7 − 2 cos θ dθ (c) ex sec2 (ex ) dx
x+1
√
Z e−1

2x ln x 2 + 1 dx 3x
Z Z
(d) dx (e) √ (f) dx
0 x +1
2
e2x − 1 sinh (ex )
Z 1 √
x5
Z 3π4 p Z
(g) x 1 − x 2 dx
3
(h) 4 + 4 cot2 2t dt (i) √ dx
π 1 − 2x 3
3
0 4

2. Evaluate each of the following integrals:

sin2 θ
Z Z Z
(a) dθ (b) sec3 t tan3 t dt (c) csc4 x cot4 x dx
cot θ cos3 θ
Z Z Z

2
(d) tan θ − 1 dθ
4
(e) sin7 θ dθ (f) sin4 3x cos2 3x dx

cosh θ
Z ln 2 Z Z
(g) dθ (h) sech 5x tanh 5x dx
5
(i) tanh3 x dx
− ln 2 sinh θ + cosh θ

3. Use both trigonometric substitution and hyperbolic substitution to evaluate each of the follow-
ing:
x2 x+1
Z Z
(a) √ dx (b) √
9 − x2 4 − x2
Z −1
dx x dx
Z 0
(c) √ (d)
3 − 2x − x 2 −2 x + 4x + 5
2
−1

4. Evaluate each of the following integrals:

49x 2 − 19x − 18 3x 4 + x 3 + 2x + 1
Z Z
(a) dx (b) dx
12x 3 + 13x 2 − 20x + 4 x 4 (2x + 1)
2x 3 − 2x 2 − 12x − 17 x − 147x 3 − 40x 2 − 3x + 1
Z Z 4
(c) dx (d) dx
(x − 3)(x 2 + 2x + 2) (7x + 1)2 (x 2 + 1)2

5. Evaluate each of the following indefinite integrals:

√
dx x
Z Z
(a) √ √ (b) √ dx
x−x x 2+ 4x
√
x3
Z Z
dx √ dx
1 + 2x + 1
(c) (d)
x+1 5
1 + 2x 2 + 1
 6. Evaluate
Z the following integrals: Z π2
dx dθ
Z
dθ
− x Z sin θ − cos θ
(a) (g)
Z0 2 + cos θ
1 sin (d)
dθ cos x
Z
dx dx
− θ θ sin x − 1
(b) (h)
Z π22 sin x + cos x
3 4 sin + 2 cos (e)
dt
Z
cos θ dθ
Z 2π3
dθ
1 + 3 cos t
(c)
sin θ cos θ + sin θ
(i)
1 + sin θ + cos θ
(f) π
π
3 2
7. Evaluate the following indefinite integrals:
Z
−1
Z
√

Z  √ 
(a) x tan x dx
2
(b) sin x dx (c) ln x − x 2 − 1 dx

8. Derive the reduction formula for each of the following and use it to evaluate the indicated
integral:
Z Z  
n
x sin (ax) dx, a ∈ R; x sin x dx
1
(a) 4
3
Z Z sinh−1 1
n
(b) sinh x dx; sinh5 x dx
0
n
x x4
Z Z
(c) √ dx; √ dx
x2 + 1 x2 + 1
dx dx
Z Z
(d) n+1
, a ∈ R;
(a2 + x 2 ) (4 + x 2 )
3

9. Evaluate the following improper integrals:

Z ∞ ∞
dx ln x
Z 0 Z
(a) dx (b) dx (c) 2xe−x dx
2

−∞ x + 1 x2
2
1 −∞
Z π2
sin3 θ x3 dx
Z 2 Z 1
(d) √ dθ (e) √ dx (f) √
0 cos θ 0 16 − x 4 −1 x7
10. Find the area bounded by the following curves and lines:
(a) finite area between y = 21 x − 2x 2 and y = x 2 − 35 x + 24
√
2

(b) between the x−axis and y = 1 + cos 4x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 4

π
(c) between y = cot θ and y = csc θ from θ = 0 to θ = 2
11. Find the length of the portion of the curve described below:
(a) y = cosh t, − ln 2 ≤ t ≤ ln 2
(b) x = 23 (y − 1) 2 , 1≤y≤4
3

(c) x = 2 cos3 t, y = 2 sin3 t, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π

r √
(d) √ = 1, 0 ≤ θ ≤ π 2
1 + sin 2θ
12. Use the disc or the washer method to find the volume of the solids described below:
√
(a) The finite region bounded by y = x and y = x is rotated about
(i) the x−axis (ii) the y−axis (iii) the line x = 1 (iv) the line y = 2
y2
(b) The finite region enclosed by the curve 9
− x 2 = 1 and the line y = 31 x + 3 is rotated about
(i) the x−axis (ii) the y−axis (iii) the line y = 3
 (c) The region lying below the x−axis of the function
(
− 23 x, −4 ≤ x ≤ −2
f(x) =
−x − 2x + 3, −2 < x ≤ 1
2

is revolved about
(i) the x−axis (ii) the line y = −1
13. Use the shell method to find the volume of the solids described below:
(a) The region under the curve y = ex − 1, 0 ≤ x ≤ ln 2, is rotated about
(i) the x−axis (ii) the x−axis (iii) the line y = −2 (iv) the line x = 3
π
(b) The finite region bounded by y = arctan x, y = 4
and the y−axis is rotated about
(i) the y−axis (ii) the line x = 1
√
(c) The region bounded by the lines y = 0axis and y = 4 − x and the curve y = x − 2 is
revolved about
(i) the x−axis (ii) the y−axis (iii) the line y = 1 (iv) the line x = 2
14. Find the area of each of the following surface of revolution generated by revolving the given
curve about the indicated axis:
√
(a) y = 3 x, 1 ≤ y ≤ 2; y − axis
(b) x = 31 y 2 − y 2 , 0 ≤ y ≤ 9; y − axis
3 1

√
(c) y = r 2 − x 2 , −r ≤ x ≤ r; x − axis
15. For each of the following rods lying on the x−axis with varying densities δ(x), find the moment
about the origin and the centre of mass:
(a) δ(x) = 1 − x2 , 0≤x≤2
(b) δ(x) = 1 + √x ,
1≤x≤4
x
(
2 − x, 0 ≤ x < 1
(c) δ(x) =
x, 1≤x<2
16. Find the centre of mass or centroid of a thin plate covering the region described below:
(a) The region bounded by y = x − x 2 and y = −x with density ρ
(b) The region enclosed by the x−axis and the curve y = cos x with density δ = π

√ between the curve y =

(c) The region and the x−axis from x = 1 to x = 4 with density
2
x
δ(x) = x
−π π
(d) The region between the x−axis and the curve y = sec2 x, 4
≤x≤ 4
with density ρ = 2.
17. Find the moment of inertia about the x−axis, (Ix ) and about the y−axis, (Iy ) for the region
under the following curves, assuming constant density ρ:
√
(a) y = x, x = 1, x = 4 and y = 0
(b) y = sin x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π
(c) y = ex , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2