Càlcul - Enginyeria Biomèdica

Pràctica 6
Integrals of Exponential Functions (Strang, ch. 6, p. 241.) , Integration by Parts (Strang, ch. 7, p.
287.) , Trigonometric Integrals (Strang, ch. 7, p. 293.) ,Trigonometric Substitutions (Strang, ch.
7, p. 299.) , Areas and Volumes by Slices (Strang, ch. 8, p. 318-320.) , Length of a Plane
Curve (Strang, ch. 8, p. 324-325.) .

1. Evaluate the integrals

Z 1
Z ∞
2
(a) x
2 dx (b) xe−x dx
−1 0

2. Integrate, usually by parts (sometimes twice):

Z Z
(a) x sin x dx (e) ex sin x dx
Z Z
(b) xe−x dx (f) eax sin bx dx
Z Z
(c) x2 cos x dx (g) sin (ln x) dx
Z Z
(d) ln (2x + 1) dx (h) (ln x)2 dx

3. Integrate,
Z Z
(a) arcsin x dx (b) x sec2 x dx

4. Compute by the “general method”, when m or n is odd.

Z Z
3
(a) sin x dx (c) sin5 x cos2 x dx
Z Z √
(b) sin x cos x dx (d) sin x cos x dx

sin2 ax cos ax dx and

R R
5. Find sin ax cos ax dx.

6. Use the double-angle formulas (m, n even).

Z π
(a) sin2 x dx
Z0
(b) cos2 3x dx

7. Compute the indefinite integrals:

Z Z
(a) sec x tan x dx (c) tan2 x sec2 x dx
Z Z
(b) tan 5x dx (d) tan2 x sec x dx

8. Integrate by substitution.
 Z Z
1 1
(a) √ dx (d) dx
4 − x2 (1 + x2 )2
Z p Z √ 2
(b) 4 − x2 dx x − 25
(e) dx
x
x2 x2
Z Z
(c) √ dx (f) √ dx
1 − x2 x2 − 1

9. Find where the curves intersect, draw the rough graphs, and compute the area between the
them.

(a) y = x2 − 3 and y = 1 (c) y = x4 − 2x2 and y = 2x2

(b) y 2 = x and x = 9 (d) y = cos x and y = cos2 x

10. Find the lengths of the curves:

(a) y = x3/2 from (0, 0) to (1, 1)

1 2
3/2
(b) y = x +2 from x = 0 to x = 1
3
11. Find the length from t = 0 to t = π of the curve given by x = cos t + sin t, y = cos t − sin t. Show
that the curve is a circle (of what radius?).

12. Find the distance traveled in the first second (from t = 0 to t = 1) if x = 12 t2 , y = 13 (2t + 1)3/2 .
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13. The length of x = y 3/2 from (0, 0) to (1, 1) is dx =
R
4 y + 1 dy. Compare with problem
10a: Same length? Same curve?

14. Find the length of x = 1

2 (ey + e−y ) from y = −1 to y = 1 and draw the curve.