University of Namibia

Department of Computing, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

MAT 3612 Calculus 2 Tutorial 4

September 10, 2022

1. Find the average value of the function on the given interval.

f (θ) = sec θ tan θ, [0, π/4].

√
2. Let f (x) = x for x ∈ [0, 4]
a) Find c such that fave = f (c).
b) Sketch the graph of f and a rectangle whose area is the same as the
area under the graph of f .
R4√ 2 √ R4 2
3. Prove that there exists c ∈ [0, 4] such that 0 xex dx = c 0 ex dx.
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4. If f is continuous and 1 f (x) dx = 8, show that f takes on the value 4 at
least once on the interval [1, 3].
5. Find the numbers b such that the average value of f (x) = 2 + 6x − 3x2 0n
the interval [0, b] is equals to 3.
6. If fave [a, b] denotes the average value of f on the interval [a, b]. Show that
for each c ∈ [a, b] we have that

c−a b−c
fave [a, b] = fave [a, c] + fave [c, b]
b−a b−a
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7. Consider the integral 0
cos(x2 )dx.

a) Find the approximations T4 , M4 and S4 (Trapezoidal, Midpoint and

Simpson’s rule respectively).
b) Estimate the errors involved in the approximations of (a).

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 c) How large do we have to choose n so that each approximation is accu-
rate to within 0.00001?

8. Let n ∈ N. Show that

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a) 2 (Tn + Mn ) = T2n
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b) 3 (Tn + 2Mn ) = S2n
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c) 2 (Ln + Rn ) = Tn

9. Sketch the region enclosed by the given curves decide whether to integrate
with respect to x or y. Draw a typical approximating rectangle, then find
the area of the region.

a) y = ex , y = x − 1, x = −1, x = 1
π
b) y = sin x, y = ex , x = 0, x =
2
2
c) y = x, y = x
d) x = 2y 2 , x + y = 1
e) 4x + y 2 = 12, x = y
f ) y = 12 − x2 , y = x2 − 6
g) y = cos x, y = sin(2x), x = 0, x = π

10. Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by
the given curves about the specified line.

a) y = x + 1, y = 0, x = 0, x = 2; about the x-axis

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b) y = , y = 0, x = 1, x = 4; about the x-axis
x
c) y = ex , y = 0, x = −1, x = 1; about x = 6
√
d) x = 2 y, x = 0, x = 9; about the y-axis
e) y 2 = x, x = 2y, ; about the y-axis
f ) y = 1 + sec x, y = 3; about y = 1
π
g) y = sin x, y = cos x, 0 ≤ x ≤ ; about y = −1
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11. A wedge is cut out of a circular cylinder of radius 4 by two planes. One
plane is perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder. The other intersects the
first at an angle of 30◦ along a diameter of the cylinder. Find the volume
of the wedge.
12. a) If the region shown in the figure is rotated about the x-axis to form
a solid, use the Midpoint Rule with n = 4 to estimate the volume of the
solid.

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 b) Estimate the volume if the region is rotated about the y-axis. Again
use the Midpoint Rule with n = 4.
13. Use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume generated by rotat-
ing the region bounded by the given curves about specified axis. Sketch
the region and a typical shell.
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a) y = , y = 0, x = 1, x = 2; about the y-axis
x
b) y = e−x , y = 0, x = 0, x = 1; about the y-axis
c) x = 1 + y 2 , x = 0, y = 1; y = 2; about the x-axis
√
d) x = y, x = 0, y = 1; about the x-axis
e) y = x4 , y = 0, x = 2; about x = 2
f ) y = x3 y = 0, x = 1; about y = 1

14. Find the arc length function for the following curves, with the specified
P0 as the starting point, and use it to find the length of the curve from
P0 to P .
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a) y = x2 − ln x, P0 (1, 1) and P (e, e2 − 1/8)
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b) y = 2x 2 , P0 (1, 2) and P (4, 16))
√
c) y = arcsin x + 1 − x2 , P0 (0, 1) and P (−1, 3π/2)

15. Find the area of the surface obtained by rotating the curve about the
specified axis

a) y = x3 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2; about the x-axis

b) x = 1 + 2y 2 , 1 ≤ y ≤ 2; about the x-axis

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16. Find the area of the surface obtained by rotating the curve about the
specified axis

a) y = x3 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2; about the x-axis

b) x = 1 + 2y 2 , 1 ≤ y ≤ 2; about the x-axis
√
c) y = 1 + 4x, x = 0, 1 ≤ x ≤ 5; about the x-axis
√
d) y = 3 x, 1 ≤ y ≤ 2; about the y-axis
e) y = 1 − x2 , 0 ≤ y ≤ 1; about the y-axis
f ) y = x3 y = 0, x = 1; about y = 1

x2 y2
17. The ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 , where a > b > 0 is rotated about the x − axis
a b
to form a surface called an ellipsoid, or prolate spheroid. Find the surface
area of this ellipsoid