Here’s a list of practice exercises.

There’s a hint
for each one as well as an answer with intermediate
steps.

Practice Integration
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1. (x4 − x3 + x2 ) dx. Hint. Answer.
Math 120 Calculus I
D Joyce, Fall 2013
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This first set of indefinite integrals, that is, an- 2. (5t8 − 2t4 + t + 3) dt. Hint. Answer.
tiderivatives, only depends on a few principles of
integration, the first being that integration is in- Z
verse to differentiation. Besides that, a few rules 3. (7u3/2 + 2u1/2 ) du. Hint. Answer.
can be identified: a constant rule, a power rule,
linearity, and a limited few rules for trigonometric, Z
logarithmic, and exponential functions. 4. (3x−2 − 4x−3 ) dx. Hint. Answer.
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k dx = kx + C, where k is a constant Z
3
5. dx. Hint. Answer.
Z x
1
xn dx = xn+1 + C, if n 6= −1
n+1 Z  
4 7
6. + dt. Hint. Answer.
Z
1
dx = ln |x| + C 3t2 2t
x
Z Z Z  
kf (x) dx = k f (x) dx √ 3
7. 5 y−√ dy. Hint. Answer.
Z Z Z y
(f (x) ± g(x)) dx = f (x) dx ± g(x) dx
3x2 + 4x + 1
Z
Z 8. dx. Hint. Answer.
2x
sin x dx = − cos x + C
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cos x dx = sin x + C 9. (2 sin θ + 3 cos θ) dθ. Hint. Answer.
Z
ex dx = ex + C
Z
10. (5ex − e) dx. Hint. Answer.
Z
1
dx = arctan x + C
1 + x2 Z
4
Z
1 11. 2
dt. Hint. Answer.
√ dx = arcsin x + C 1 + t
1 − x2
Z
We’ll add more rules later, but there are plenty here
12. (ex+3 + ex−3 ) dx. Hint. Answer.
to get acquainted with.
Z
7
13. √ du. Hint. Answer.
1 − u2

1
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2 1 Integrating polynomials is fairly easy, and you’ll
14. r − 2r + dr. Hint. Answer.
r get the hang of it after doing just a couple of them.
Answer.
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4 sin x
15. dx. Hint. Answer. Z
3 tan x 3. Hint. (7u3/2 + 2u1/2 ) du.
You can use the power rule for other powers be-
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16. (7 cos x + 4ex ) dx. Hint. Answer. sides integers. For instance,
Z
Z √
3 u3/2 du = 52 u5/2 + C
17. 7v dv. Hint. Answer.
Answer.
Z
4
18. √ dt. Hint. Answer. Z
5t 4. Hint. (3x−2 − 4x−3 ) dx
You can even use the power rule for negative ex-
Z
1
19. dx. Hint. Answer. ponents (except −1). For example,
3x2 + 3
Z
√
x4 − 6x3 + ex x x−3 dx = − 12 x−2 + C
Z
20. √ dx. Hint. Answer.
x
Answer.
Z
3
5. Hint. dx
x
Z This is 3x−1 and the general power rule doesn’t
1. Hint. (x4 − x3 + x2 ) dx. apply. But you can use
Z
Integrate each term using the power rule, 1
dx = ln |x| + C.
Z x
1
xn dx = xn+1 + C. Answer.
n+1

So to integrate xn , increase the power by 1, then

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4 7
6. Hint. + dt
divide by the new power. Answer. 3t2 2t
Z Treat the first term as 34 t−2 and the second term
2. Hint. (5t8 − 2t4 + t + 3) dt. as 72 t−1 . Answer.

Remember that the integral of a constant is the Z  

√ 3
constant times the integral. Another way to say 7. Hint. 5 y−√ dy
y
that is that you can pass a constant through the
integral sign. For instance, It’s usually easier to turn those square roots into
1
fractional powers. So, for instance, √ is y −1/2 .
y
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5t8 dt = 5 t8 dt Answer.

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3x2 + 4x + 1
Z
8. Hint. dx 16. Hint. (7 cos x + 4ex ) dx
2x
Use some algebra to simplify the integrand, that Just more practice with trig and exponential
is, divide by 2x before integrating. Answer. functions. Answer.
Z Z √
3
9. Hint. (2 sin θ + 3 cos θ) dθ 17. Hint. 7v dv
√3
√
3
√
Getting the ± signs right when integrating sines You can write√ 7v as 7 3
v. And remember
1/3
and cosines takes practice. Answer. you can write v as v . Answer.
3

Z
Z 4
10. Hint. (5ex − e) dx 18. Hint. √ dt
5t
Just as the derivative of ex is ex , so the integral Use algebra to write this in √ a form that’s easier to
x x
of e is e . Note that the −e in the integrand is a integrate. Remember that 1/ t is t−1/2 . Answer.
constant. Answer. Z
1
19. Hint. dx
3x2 + 3
Z
4
11. Hint. dt You can factor out a 3 from the denominator to
1 + t2
Remember that the derivative of arctan t is put it in a form you can integrate. Answer.
1
. Answer. √
1 + t2
Z 4
x − 6x3 + ex x
20. Hint. √ dx
x
Z √
12. Hint. (ex+3 + ex−3 ) dx Divide through by x before integrating. Alter-
natively, write the integrand as
When working with exponential functions, re-
member to use the various rules of exponentia- x−1/2 (x4 − 6x3 + ex x1/2 )
tion. Here, the rules to use are ea+b = ea eb and
and multiply. Answer.
ea−b = ea /eb . Answer.
Z
7
13. Hint. √ du
1 − u2
Remember that the derivative of arcsin u is
1 Z
√ Answer.
1 − u2 1. Answer. (x4 − x3 + x2 ) dx.
Z   The integral is 15 x5 − 14 x4 + 13 x3 + C.
1
14. Hint. r2 − 2r + dr Whenever you’re working with indefinite inte-
r grals like this, be sure to write the +C. It signifies
Use the power rule, but don’t forget the integral that you can add any constant to the antiderivative
of 1/r is ln |r| + C. Answer. F (x) to get another one, F (x) + C.
Z When you’re working Z bwith definite integrals with
4 sin x
15. Hint. dx limits of integration, , the constant isn’t needed
3 tan x a
You’ll need to use trig identities to simplify this. since you’ll be evaluating an antiderivative F (x) at
Answer. b and a to get a numerical answer F (b) − F (a).

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8 4
2. Answer. (5t − 2t + t + 3) dt. 10. Answer. (5ex − e) dx

The integral is 95 t9 − 52 t5 + 21 t2 + 3t + C. That equals 5ex − ex + C.

Z
Z 4
3/2 1/2 11. Answer. dt.
3. Answer. (7u + 2u ) du. 1 + t2
That evaluates as 4 arctan t + C. Some people
14 5/2
This integral evaluates as 5
u + 43 u3/2 + C. prefer to write arctan t as tan−1 t.
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4. Answer. (3x−2 − 4x−3 ) dx. 12. Answer. (ex+3 + ex−3 ) dx.

That equals −3x−1 +2x−2 +C. If you prefer, you The integrand is its own antiderivative, that is,
3 2 the integral is equal to
could write the answer as − + 2 + C
x x
ex+3 + ex−3 + C.
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3 If you write the integrand as ex e3 + ex /e3 , and note
5. Answer. dx
x that e3 is just a constant, you can see that it’s its
That’s 3 ln |x|+C. The reason the absolute value own antiderivative.
sign is there is that when x is negative, the deriva- Z
tive of ln |x| is 1/x, so by putting in the absolute 13. Answer. 7
√ du.
value sign, you’re covering that case, too. 1 − u2
The integral equals 7 arcsin u.
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4 7 Z  
6. Answer. + dt. 2 1
3t 2 2t 14. Answer. r − 2r + dr.
r
The integral of 43 t−2 + 72 t−1 is − 34 t−1 + 27 ln |t| + C. The integral evaluates as
1 3
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√ 3

3
r − r2 + ln |r| + C.
7. Answer. 5 y−√ dy.
y Z
4 sin x
1/2
The integral of 5y −3y is −1/2 15. Answer.
10 3/2
y −6y 1/2 +C. dx
10 √
3 √ 3 tan x
You could write that as 3 y y − 6 y + C if you
The integrand simplifies to 43 cos x. Therefore the
prefer.
integral is 34 sin x + C.

3x2 + 4x + 1
Z Z
8. Answer. dx. 16. Answer. (7 cos x + 4ex ) dx.
2x
The integral of 2x + 2 + 21 x−1 is That’s 7 sin x + 4ex + C.
Z √
2 1 3
x + 2x + ln |x| + C. 17. Answer. 7v dv.
2
√
Z Since you can rewrite the integrand as 3
7 v 1/3 ,
9. Answer. (2 sin θ + 3 cos θ) dθ. therefore its integral is
√ 4/3
3 3
That’s equal to −2 cos θ + 3 sin θ + C. 4
7 v + C.

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4
18. Answer. √ dt.
5t
4 −1/2 8
The integral of √ t is equal to √ t1/2 + C.
5 p 5
You could also write that as 8 t/5 + C.
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1
19. Answer. dx
3x2+3
This integral equals 13 arctan x + C.
√
x4 − 6x3 + ex x
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20. Answer. √ dx.
x
The integral can be rewritten as
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(x7/2 − 6x5/2 + ex ) dx

which equals 92 x9/2 − 12 7/2

7
x + ex + C.

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