009B Sample Midterm 1

This is a sample, and is meant to represent the material usually covered in Math 9B for the midterm. An actual test may or may not be similar.

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 Problem 1 

Let  $f(x)=1-x^{2}$.

(a) Compute the left-hand Riemann sum approximation of  $\int _{0}^{3}f(x)~dx$  with  $n=3$  boxes.

(b) Compute the right-hand Riemann sum approximation of  $\int _{0}^{3}f(x)~dx$  with  $n=3$  boxes.

(c) Express  $\int _{0}^{3}f(x)~dx$  as a limit of right-hand Riemann sums (as in the definition of the definite integral). Do not evaluate the limit.

 Problem 2 

Evaluate the indefinite and definite integrals.

(a)   $\int x^{2}{\sqrt {1+x^{3}}}~dx$

(b)   $\int _{\frac {\pi }{4}}^{\frac {\pi }{2}}{\frac {\cos(x)}{\sin ^{2}(x)}}~dx$

 Problem 3 

A population grows at a rate

$P'(t)=500e^{-t}$

where  $P(t)$  is the population after  $t$  months.

(a)   Find a formula for the population size after  $t$  months, given that the population is  $2000$  at  $t=0.$

(b)   Use your answer to part (a) to find the size of the population after one month.

 Problem 4 

Evaluate the indefinite and definite integrals.

(a)   $\int x^{2}e^{x}~dx$

(b)   $\int _{1}^{e}x^{3}\ln x~dx$

 Problem 5 

Evaluate the integral:

$\int \sin ^{3}x\cos ^{2}x~dx$

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