PROBLEM SOLVING: DEFINITE INTEGRALS

Evaluate the following definite integrals.

5
1. ∫ (3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1) 𝑑𝑥
1

5 5
∫ (3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1) 𝑑𝑥 = (𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥) |
1 1

= [53 + 2(52 ) + 5] − [13 + 2(12 ) + 1]

= 180 − 4

= 176

9
2. ∫ (2𝑥 + 3√𝑥) 𝑑𝑥
4

9 9
∫ (2𝑥 + 3√𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = (𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 3/2 ) |
4 4

= [92 + 2(93/2 )] − [42 + 2(43/2 )]

= 135 − 32

= 103

1
6
3. ∫ (5 + ) 𝑑𝑥
0 𝑥4

1
6 2 1
∫ (5 + ) 𝑑𝑥 = (5𝑥 − )|
0 𝑥4 𝑥3
0

= [5] − [∞]

=∞

0
4. ∫ 𝑥 3 (1 − 2𝑥 4 )3 𝑑𝑥
−1

0 (1 − 2𝑥 4 )4 0
∫ 𝑥 3 (1 − 2𝑥 4 )3 𝑑𝑥 = − |
−1 32
−1
1 1
= − [( ) − ( )]
32 32
=0

6
5. ∫ (12𝑥 3 − 9𝑥 2 + 2) 𝑑𝑥
1

6 6
∫ (12𝑥 3 − 9𝑥 2 + 2) 𝑑𝑥 = 3𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 |
1 1
 = [3(64 ) − 3(63 ) + 2(6)] − [3(14 ) − 3(13 ) + 2(1)]

= 3252 − 2

= 3250

1
6. ∫ (5𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 3) 𝑑𝑥
−2

1
5 3 7 2 1
∫ (5𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 3) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 − 𝑥 + 3𝑥 |
−2 3 2
−2
5 7 5 7
= [ (1)3 − (1)2 + 3(1)] − [ (−2)3 − (−2)2 + 3(−2)]
3 2 3 2

7 100
= − (− )
6 3
69
=
2
0
7. ∫ (15𝑥 4 − 13𝑥 2 + 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥
3

0
13 3 1 2 0
∫ (15𝑥 4 − 13𝑥 2 + 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = 3𝑥 5 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 |
3 3 2
3
13 1
= [0] − [3(3)5 − (3)3 + (3)2 ]
3 2

1233
= [0] − [ ]
2
1233
=−
2

4
8
8. ∫ ( − 12√𝑥 3 ) 𝑑𝑥
1 √𝑥

4
8 24 5/2 4
∫ ( − 12√𝑥 3 ) 𝑑𝑥 = (16𝑥 1/2 − 𝑥 )|
1 √𝑥 5
1
24 24
= [16(4)1/2 − (4)5/2 ] − [16(1)1/2 − (1)5/2 ]
5 5

608 56
= [− ]−[ ]
5 5

664
=−
5

2 3
1 √𝑥 2 1
9. ∫ ( + − 3 ) 𝑑𝑥
1 7𝑥 4 2𝑥
 2
1 √𝑥 2
3
1 1 3 5/3 1 2
∫ ( + − 3 ) 𝑑𝑥 = ( ln 𝑥 + 𝑥 + 2) |
1 7𝑥 4 2𝑥 7 20 4𝑥
1

1 3 1 1 3 1
= [ ln(2) + (2)5/3 + 2 ] − [ ln(1) + (1)5/3 + ]
7 20 4(2) 7 20 4(1)2

= [0.6377] − [0.4]

= 0.2377

−1
10. ∫ 𝑥 2 (3 − 4𝑥) 𝑑𝑥
−4

−1 −1
∫ 𝑥 2 (3 − 4𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = (𝑥 3 − 𝑥 4 ) |
−4 −4

= [(−1)3 − (−1)4 ] − [(−4)3 − (−4)4 ]

= [−2] − [−320]

= 318