MA 101

Calculus
Tutorial–6

(1) Let f : R → R be defined by f (x) = (sin x − cos x)2 . Find the maximum value
of f on R.
(2) Let f : [−2, 0] → R be defined by f (x) = 2x3 + 2x2 − 2x − 1. Find the maximum
and minimum value of f on [−2, 0].
(3) (a) Let a ∈ R. Among all positive real numbers x and y satisfying x + y = a,
show that the product xy is largest when x = y = a2 .
(b) Among all the rectangles of given parameter, show that the square has the
largest area.
x 2 √
(4) Use Taylor’s theorem to show that 1 + √
2
− x8 ≤ 1 + x ≤ 1 + x2 for all x > 0.
2 cos x
(5) Using Taylor’s theorem compute lim 1− 1+xx4
.
x→0
1
(6) (a) Show that the Maclaurin series for 1−x is the geometric series
2 3
1 + x + x + x + ··· .
(b) Show that the Taylor series for x1 at x = 1 is
2 3
1 − (x − 1) + (x − 1) − (x − 1) + · · · .
(c) Show that Maclaurin series for log(1 − x) is −x − 12 x2 − 13 x3 − 14 x4 − · · ·
(d) Show that the Taylor series for log(x) at x = 1 is
(x − 1) − 21 (x − 1)2 + 31 (x − 1)3 − 14 (x − 1)4 + · · ·
(7) Let f : (a, b) → R be infinitely differentiable and x0 ∈ (a, b). Suppose that there
exists M > 0 such that |f (n) (x)| ≤ M n for all n ∈ N and x ∈ (a, b). Show that
Taylor’s series of f around x0 converges to f (x) for all x ∈ (a, b).
(8) Let f (x) = exp( −1
x2
) when x 6= 0 and f (0) = 0. Show that
(a) f 0 (0) = 0.
(b) f (n) (0) = 0 for n = 1, 2, · · · .
(c) The Maclaurin series of f converges to f (x) only when x = 0.
(9) In each of the following cases, evaluate the upper and lower integrals of f and
show that f is integrable. Find the integral of f .
(a) For α ∈ R, define f : [a, b] → R by f (x) = α for every x ∈ [a, b].
(b) Let f : [0, 1] → R be such that




 0 if 0 ≤ x < 21


f (x) = 10 if x = 12



1 if 1 < x ≤ 1

2

(c) f (x) = x for all x ∈ [0, 1].

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(10) Let f : [0, 1] → R be such that


x if x is rational
f (x) =
0 if x is irrational.

Find the upper and lower integral of f and show that f is not integrable.
(11) Let f : [a, b] → R and f (x) ≥ 0 for every x ∈ [a, b]. If f is continuous and
Rb
a
f (x) dx = 0, show that f (x) = 0 for all x ∈ [a, b]. (Hint: Use the fact that if
a continuous function is positive at a point, it is also positive in a small interval
around that point.)