EXERCISES for Calculus 1, Chapter 5 – Dr Janet, 2019/20 Semester 1

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

1. By sketching the curve, or otherwise, write down integrals which represent the
area of the given region. (You are not required to evaluate the integrals.)
a) Enclosed by the curve y = x2 − 4x + 3 and the x-axis.
b) Between the curve y = x2 − 4x + 3 and the x-axis on [2, 4].
c) Enclosed by the curves y = x2 − 4x + 3 and y = x − 1.
2. Write down an integral which represents the area of the region:
a) between y = x and y = x2 on [2, 4].
b) between y = ex and y = x2 on [0, 1].
c) the shaded region in Figure 1.
d) the shaded region in Figure 2.
e) bounded by the curves y = x1 , y = x12 and x = 2.
Q3-8 Sketch and find the area of the region:
3. enclosed by y = cos x, y = sin x and x = 0, with x ≥ 0.
4. bounded by y = 2ex , y = cos x, x = 0 and x = π/2.
5. enclosed by y = x2 + 1 and y = 5.
6. enclosed by x = y 2 and x = y + 2.
7. bounded by the curves y = ln x, y = 1 and the co-ordinate axes.
8. bounded by y = √4x , y = x2 , y = 4 and the y-axis.
9. Write down parametric equations to traverse the circle x2 +y 2 = r2 once. Using
these parametric equations, prove that the area of the circle is πr2 .

Q10-12 Sketch the given region and find the volume obtained by revolving it
about the given axis.
10. Under the curve y = x3 on [0, 2]; rotated about the x-axis. (By slicing)
11. Bounded by y = x12 , y = 0, x = 1 and x = 3; rotated about a) the x-axis
(by slicing), b) the y-axis (by cylindrical shells).
12. Bounded by y = 4 − x2 , y = x, x = 0 and x = 1; rotated about a) the
x-axis (by washers), b) the y-axis (by cylindrical shells).

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13. Let R be the region under the curve y = x2 and above the x-axis on [0, 1].
Write down an integral which represents the volume obtained by rotating R about
a) the x-axis, b) the y-axis, c) the line y = 2, d) the line x = 2.
Q14-15 Sketch the given region and find the volume obtained by revolving it
about the given axis.
14. Under y = sin(πx) on 0 ≤ x ≤ 12 ; revolved about a) y = 0, b) x = 0.
15. Under y = e−x on [0, 1]; revolved about a) the x-axis, b) the line y = 2.
16. Prove that a right circular cone of height h and base radius r has volume
V = πr2 h/3.
17. Find the volume of a ‘cap’ of height h of a sphere of radius R (see Figure 3).
18. Find the length of the curve y = x3/2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 4.
19.(a) Write down an integral which represents the length of the curve y = sin x
for 0 ≤ x ≤ π2 . (b) Use Simpson’s rule with n = 6 to evaluate this integral.
20. Find the length of one arch of the cycloid x(θ) = r(θ − sin θ), y(θ) =
r(1 − cos θ).
21. Consider the parametric curve x = t2 , y = t3 , 0 ≤ t ≤ 2. a) Sketch the
curve. b) Find the area under the curve. c) Find the length of the curve.
22. In a certain city, the temperature T (in 0 C) at time t hours after 6 AM was
πt
modelled by the function T (t) = 29 + 5 sin 12 . Find the average temperature
during the period from 6 AM to 6 PM.
23. A heavy rope 20 m long, with linear density (mass per unit length) 0.5 kg/m,
hangs over the edge of a tall building. (The building is more than 20 m high.) How
much work is done in pulling the rope to the top of the building? [Hint: Consider
an differential element of rope, of length dx, hanging a distance x below the top of
the building.]
x
24. For a certain commodity, the demand function is pd (x) = 100 − 10 and the
supply function ps (x) = 40 + x/5. The equilibrium price is the price at which
the demand and supply curves intersect. a) Find the equilibrium price. At this
price, find b) the consumer surplus and c) the producer surplus. Illustrate your
answer with a sketch graph, identifying the surpluses as areas.
25. At a certain movie theatre, tickets cost $8 each and on average 500 tickets
are sold per day. Market research suggests that for every $0.2 decrease in ticket
price, the number of tickets sold will increase by 20 per day. a) Find the demand
function. b) Find the consumer surplus when tickets are priced at $6.