57 DEFINITE INTEGRALS MAT 183

DEFINITE INTEGRALS

2x + 3 ; x  0
Example 7: Given f (x) = 3
x ; x > 0

Find the value of k if 

 k f (x) dx = 33.
1

Solution:
4


 k f (x) dx = 33
1
0 4

k(
 f (x) dx + 
 f (x) dx ) = 33
1 0
0 4

k(
 ( 2x + 3 ) dx + 
3
 x dx ) = 33
1 0
4
k ( [ x2 + 3x + c ] x = 1 +
x=0
[ x4 + c ] x=0
x=4
) = 33

k(0  [ 1  3] + 64  0) = 33
66k = 33
1
k = 2 #

x2  1 ; 0  x < 3
5 5

Example 8: Given 
 f (x) dx = 5 and 
 g (x) dx =
0 0 3x + 2 ; 3  x  5

Using the properties of definite integral, find the value of k that satisfies
0


 [ 3 g (x)  k f (x) ] dx =  2.
5

Solution:
0


 [ 3 g (x)  k f (x) ] dx = 2
5
0 0

3
 g (x) dx  k 
 f (x) dx = 2
5 5
3 0

3(
 g (x) dx + 
 g (x) dx )  k(5) = 2
5 3
3 0

 ( x2  1 ) dx
 ( 3x + 2 ) dx + 
3( )  5k = 2
5 3
3x2 3
x=3
3 ( [ 2 + 2x ] x = 5 + [ x3  x ]x= 3
x=0
) =  2 + 5k
27 75
3 ( [ 2 + 6  2  10 ] + [0  9 + 3]) =  2 + 5k
 102 =  2 + 5k
k =  20 #

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Example 9:

x2 + 1 ; x  1
2

Evaluate 
 f (x) dx if f (x) =
1
1
x ; x > 1

Solution:
2 1 2


 f (x) dx = 
 f (x) dx + 
 f (x) dx
1 1 1

2
1

 2 1
=  ( x + 1 ) dx +  x dx
1
1
3
= [ x3 + x + c ] x = 1 +
x=1
[ ln x x=2
+ c ] x=1

= [ 13 + 1]  [ 1
 3  1 ] + ln 2  ln 1

= 3.36 #

Example 10:

sec2 3x ; x > 1
2

Evaluate 
 f (x) dx if f (x) =
1

e3x ; x  1

Solution:
2 1 2

 f (x) dx
 =  f (x) dx + 
  f (x) dx
1 1 1
1 2

=  e3x dx + 
  sec2 3x dx
1 1
3x
= [ e3 ] xx==11 + [ tan33x ] xx == 21
1 3 1
= 3 [ e3
 e ] + 3 [ tan 6  tan 3 ]
= 6.53 #

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Example 11:
2

   3x  6  dx
Evaluate 
3

Solution:
2
 3x  6 , x  2

   3x  6  dx =
3 3x + 6 , x > 2
2 2

= 
  3x  6 dx + 
 3x + 6 dx
3 2

[  3x
2 2
= 2
x = 2
 6x ] x = 3 + [ 3x2 + 6x ] x = 2
x=2

= [6 + 12 ]  [  227 + 18 ] + [6 + 12 ]  [6  12 ]

1
= 25 #
2

Graph of y =   3x  6 

y =  3x  6

y = 3x + 6

x
3 2 0 2

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TUTORIAL 57
6
x2 ; x  2
1. Evaluate 
 f (x) dx if f (x) =
0 3x  2 ; x > 2

2 sec2 x ; x  1
2. Evaluate 
 f (x) dx if f (x) = 1
1
x ; x > 1

2
cos 2x ; x < 0
3. Evaluate 
 f (x) dx if f (x) =
 e 2x
; x  0

4

2
x, x  0
4. Find 
 x  dx where  x  =
1 x, x < 0

4  x x  1
3
;
5. Given f (x) =  k f (x) dx =  1.
. Find k if 
x2 ; x > 1 0

1  x < 3
5 5
x2 ;
6. Find   f (x) dx = 3 and g (x) =
 [ 2 f (x)  g (x) ] dx if 
1 1 1  x ; 3  x  5

3
x  2 x  1
Find the value of k if  3 dx = 6.
; f (x)
7. Given f (x) =
kx2 ; x > 1 
0

8.   2x  4  dx
Evaluate 
0

Answers:

128
1. 3
2. 3.81
3. 27.299
5
4. 2
6
5.  73
26
6.  3
9
7. 4
8. 8

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