Practice_Problems-9
Practice_Problems-9
where n ≥ 2 is an integer.
Z π
2
(b) Use part (a) to evaluate x6 cos xdx.
0
6 4 2
π π π
Answer: (b) − 30 + 360 − 720
2 2 2
Z 125 Z 5
3. (a) If f is an even function and f (x)dx = 3, determine the value of x5 f (x6 )dx.
0 −5
Z 125 Z 5
(b) If f is an even function and f (x)dx = 3, determine the value of x2 f (x3 )dx.
0 −5
Answers: (a) 0, (b) 2
1
Z π Z π
2 2
4. Show that f (cos x)dx = f (sin x)dx. Assume that f (x) is continuous on [−1, 1].
0 0
(a) Evaluate I0 .
1
(b) Show that 0 ≤ In ≤ .
n+1
(c) Use part (b) to deduce n→∞
lim In .
1
(d) Show that In = nIn−1 − .
e
1
Answers: (a) 1 − , (c) 0
e
Z π
2
8. Let In = cosn xdx where n is a positive integer.
0
2
10. (a) Show that the area of the region lying below y = 4x − x2 and above y = 2x for
x ∈ [0, 2] can be represented by the following integrals:
Z 2 Z 4
y q
(4x − x2 − 2x)dx , −2+ 4 − y dy .
0 0 2
11. Sketch the region enclosed by the given curves and find its area:
x2
y= , y = 2x2 , x + y = 3 , x ≥ 0 .
4
3
Answer:
2
12. Find the area of the region lying inside the ellipse x2 + 4y 2 = 4 and outside (below)
x2 3π 1
the parabola y = √ and include a sketch. Answer: −
8 2 3
13. Determine the value of m such that the line y = mx divides the area under the curve
y = x(1 − x) and above the x-axis into two regions of equal areas.
1
Answer: m = 1 − √ 3
2
14. Let A denote the area of the “triangular” region bounded by the functions y = ln x,
y = ln(1 − x) and y = b for b ≥ 0. Sketch this region and determine the area A.
Answer: A = 2eb − b − (1 + ln 2)
Z 3
15. (a) If f is a continuous function and f (x)dx = 8, show that there exists c ∈ [1, 3]
1
such that f (c) = 4.
(b) Find the mean value of the function
(
1 + 3x2 for x ≥ 0
f (x) =
cos x for x < 0
π
over the interval − , 2 .
2
22
Answer: (b)
4+π
16. Let f be a continuous function. If fave [a, b] denotes the average value of f on the
interval [a, b] and a < c < b, show that
(c − a) (b − c)
fave [a, b] = fave [a, c] + fave [c, b] .
(b − a) (b − a)