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<span class="exam"> Compute the following integrals:
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<span class="exam"> Find a curve &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">y=f(x)</math>&nbsp; with the following properties:  
  
<span class="exam">(a) &nbsp; <math>\int x^2\sin (x^3) ~dx</math>  
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<span class="exam">(i) &nbsp; <math style="vertical-align: -5px">f''(x)=6x</math>  
  
<span class="exam">(b) &nbsp; <math>\int_{-\frac{\pi}{4}}^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \cos^2(x)\sin (x)~dx</math>
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<span class="exam">(ii) &nbsp; Its graph passes through the point &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">(0,1)</math>&nbsp; and has a horizontal tangent there.
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[[009B Sample Midterm 3, Problem 3 Solution|'''<u>Solution</u>''']]
  
  
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[[009B Sample Midterm 3, Problem 3 Detailed Solution|'''<u>Detailed Solution</u>''']]
!Foundations: &nbsp;
 
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|How would you integrate &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">2x(x^2+1)^3~dx?</math>
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You could use &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">u</math>-substitution.
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -3px">u=x^2+1.</math>
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Then, &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -1px">du=2x~dx.</math>
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thus,
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\int 2x(x^2+1)^3~dx} & = & \displaystyle{\int u^3~du}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\frac{u^4}{4}+C}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\frac{(x^2+1)^4}{4}+C.}\\
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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'''Solution:'''
 
 
'''(a)'''
 
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!Step 1: &nbsp;
 
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|We proceed using &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">u</math>-substitution.
 
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|Let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -1px">u=x^3.</math>
 
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|Then, &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -1px">du=3x^2~dx</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -14px">\frac{du}{3}=x^2~dx.</math>
 
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|Therefore, we have
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\int x^2\sin (x^3) ~dx=\int \frac{\sin(u)}{3}~du.</math>
 
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!Step 2: &nbsp;
 
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|We integrate to get
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\int x^2\sin (x^3) ~dx} & = & \displaystyle{-\frac{1}{3}\cos(u)+C}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{-\frac{1}{3}\cos(x^3)+C.}\\
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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'''(b)'''
 
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!Step 1: &nbsp;
 
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|We proceed using u substitution.
 
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|Let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">u=\cos(x).</math>
 
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|Then, &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">du=-\sin(x)~dx.</math>
 
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|Since this is a definite integral, we need to change the bounds of integration.
 
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|We have
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -15px">u_1=\cos\bigg(-\frac{\pi}{4}\bigg)=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -15px">u_2=\cos\bigg(\frac{\pi}{4}\bigg)=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}.</math>
 
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!Step 2: &nbsp;
 
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|Therefore, we get
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\int_{-\frac{\pi}{4}}^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \cos^2(x)\sin (x)~dx} & = & \displaystyle{\int_{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}^{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}} -u^2~du}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\left.\frac{-u^3}{3}\right|_{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}^{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{0.} \\
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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!Final Answer: &nbsp;
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(a)''' &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>-\frac{1}{3}\cos(x^3)+C</math>
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(b)''' &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>0</math>
 
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 23 November 2017

Find a curve    with the following properties:

(i)  

(ii)   Its graph passes through the point    and has a horizontal tangent there.


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