INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

Mathematics: analysis and approaches

MAA HL

EXERCISES MAA HL 5.8-5.9 & 5.16

INDEFINITE INTEGRALS - SUBSTITUTION

Compiled by Christos Nikolaidis

SIMPLE INTEGRALS

A. Practice Questions

1. Find
(2 x 2  1)3
 (2 x  1) dx  (2 x  1) dx  x dx
3 2 3
(a) (b) (c)

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2. Use the double angle identities to calculate

 cos  sin  sin x cos xdx 

2 2
(a) xdx (b) xdx (c) (d) sin 5 x cos 5 xdx

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3. Find
3x 2  x  2 x
(a)  x ( x 3  1)dx (b)  3 x
dx

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e 3 x  2e x  4 8x  2x 1
4. Find (a)  3e 2 x dx (b)  4 x dx .

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5. Let f ( x )  2e  x  10 sin 5 x  1 .
Find f (x ) , given that the curve of this function passes through the point A(0,5).

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6. Let f ( x )  6ax  b .

Find f (x ) , given that the function has a maximum at A(1,5) and a point of inflection at B(0,3)

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7. Find
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(a)  16  x 2
dx (b)  1  16 x 2
dx (c)  25  16 x 2
dx
7 7
(d) 2 x 2
dx (e)  2  3x 2
dx

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8. Find
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(a)  16  x 2
dx (b)  1  16 x 2
dx (c)  25  16 x 2
dx

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(d)  2  x2
dx (e)  2  3x 2
dx

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9. Find (a)  ( x  1) 2
4
dx (b)  4( x  1) 2
1
dx

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10. Find (a)  4  ( x  1) 2
dx (b)  1  4( x  1) 2
dx

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2
11. (a) Express in partial fractions
x  10 x  24
2

(b) Express x 2  10 x  26 in vertex form

(c) Find the integrals

2 2 2
(i) x  10 x  24
2
dx (ii) x 2
 10 x  25
dx (iii) x 2
 10 x  26
dx

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x 2  3 x  12
12. Let f ( x ) 
x ( x  2) 2
3 2 5
(a) Show that f (x )   
x ( x  2 ) ( x  2) 2
(b) Hence find  f ( x)dx

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13. Complete the following table. [Look at the formula booklet!]

Integral Result

 sec
2
xdx

 (tan x  1) dx
2

5
 cos 2
x
dx

 csc
2
xdx

 (cot x  1) dx
2

5
 sin 2
x
dx

 sec x tan xdx

 csc x cot xdx

 tan
2
xdx

 cot
2
xdx

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 MAA HL 5.8-5.9 & 5.16 INDEFINITE INTEGRALS – SUBSTITUTION

B. Past Paper questions (SHORT)

1 
 1 
14. Let f (t) = t 3 1 – 5  . Find
 
 f (t ) dt.
 2t 3 

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(Total 3 marks)

 π
15. The function f ′ is given by f ′(x) = 2sin  5 x   .
 2
π
(a) Write down f ″(x). (b) Given that f   = 1, find f (x).
 2

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INTEGRATION BY SUBSTITUTION

A. Practice Questions

16. Find the indefinite integrals

1 x x2 x3
(a)  x 2  2 dx (b)  x 2  2 dx (c)  x 2  2 dx (d)  x 2  2 dx

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12 x  10
17. Find the indefinite integral  3x 2
 5x  1
dx

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18. Find the indefinite integrals (a)  tan xdx (b)  cot xdx
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19. Find the following indefinite integrals by using the substitution u  x 2  5

x5 x3
 x 2  5 dx  x ( x 2  5) 5 dx
3
(a) (b) dx (c)
x 5
2

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20. Find the indefinite integrals

x x x 2  x  12
(a)  x 9
2
dx (b)  ( x 2  9) 2 dx (c)  x 2  9 dx

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21. Find the indefinite integrals

sec 2 x sec 2 x sin 5 x
 tan x sec xdx   e tan x dx  cos 7 x dx
5 2
(a) (b) dx (c) (d)
tan x

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1
22. (a) Calculate 5 x 2
dx , by using the substitution x  5 tan 
1
(b) Calculate (i)  5 x 2
dx , (ii)  5  x 2 dx by using the substitution x  5 sin 

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x
23. Calculate 4 x
dx , by using the substitution x  4 sin 2 

x
Express your answer in the form A arcsin  B 4x  x2  c
2

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2x  4 1 x
24. (a) Show that   2
( x  4)( x  2) x  2 x  4
2

2x  4
(b) Hence find  (x 2
 4)( x  2)
dx

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B. Past Paper questions (SHORT)

2
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25. Using the substitution y = 2 –x, or otherwise, find   dx.
2– x 
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26. Using the substitution u = 1 x + 1, or otherwise, find the integral x

1 x  1 dx.
2 2

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x3
27. Use the substitution u = x + 2 to find  ( x  2) 2
dx .

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ex
28. Find  e 2x  9
dx .

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Extra question
3x
Find in a similar way the integral  9x  9
dx

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tan(ln y )
29. By using an appropriate substitution find  y
dy , y  0 .

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Extra question
cot(ln y )
The integral  y
dy , y  0 can be found in a similar way. Write down the result!

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30. Using the substitution 2x = sin, or otherwise, find   1  4 x 2 dx .



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