Tutorial 4

Differentiation under integral sign


dx 
1) Prove that  a  cos x 
0 a2 1
and hence deduce that

dx a
i)  ( a  cos x) 2  3 ,
0 (a 2  1) 2

dx 2
ii)  (2  cos x) 2
 3
0 (3) 2
∝
2) Prove that ∫ = log(1+∝) , ∝≥ 0.

Rectification

3 3
2 2
 x  y
1) Find the total length of the curve      1 . Hence deduce the
a b
total length of the curve if a=b
2
2) Find the length of the arc of the parabola y  8x cut off by its latus
rectum.
3) Find the total length of the cardiode r  a (1  cos  ) lying outside of the
circle r  a cos .
4) Find the total length of the cardiode r  a (1  cos  ) and show that the
line    3 divides the upper arc of the cardiode into two equal parts.
x
5) Find the length of the arc of y  e from (0,1) to (1,e).
6) Find the total length of the curve r  a sin
3
 3 .
 Numerical Integration

Q.1 Evaluate ∫ √sinx + cosx dx by trapezoidal rule by using the following

data
x 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
y 1 1.0857 1.1448 1.1790 1.1891 1.1755

Q.2 Apply the Simpson’s 1/3 rd rule to find ∫ dx .

Q.3 Find using the trapezoidal rule from following table the area bounded by
the curve and x-axis from x=7.47 to x=7.52
x 7.47 7.48 7.49 7.50 7.51 7.52
F(x) 1.93 1.95 1.98 2.01 2.03 2.06

Q.4 Evaluate ∫ e√ dx by using Simpson’s 3/8 th rule. Take h=0.25

Q.5 Evaluate ∫ dx by using i) Trapezoidal rule

ii) Simpson’s (1/3) rd and (3/8) th rule. Also find the exact value.