METU, Math 119, Calculus with Anaytic Geometry.

Week 10 - Recitation Problems

Note that some questions given below may NOT be solved during
recitation.
1. Interpret the given sum Sn as a sum of areas of rectangles approximating
the area of a certain region in the plane and compute lim Sn
n→+∞

n p
X i+n 1 − (i/n)2
Sn =
n2
i=1

2
x + 2 if x ≤ 1

2. Consider the function f (x) = 3 if 1 < x ≤ 5/2 over the interval

2x − 2 if x > 5/2

[−1, 4]. Compute L(f, P5 ) and U (f, P5 ), where P5 is the partition of [−1, 4]
into 5-subintervals of equal length. What can you say about the values of
L(f, P4 ) and U (f, P6 ) when you compare with L(f, P5 ) and U (f, P5 )?

3. WriteZ a Riemann sum with equal length subintervals to compute the

1
1
integral (x2 + x sin( ))dx.
−2 x+3
4. Express the following limits as definite integrals.
n
X 1 2i
a. lim arctan(3 + )
n→∞ n n
i=1
n
X 1 2i − 1
b. lim sin( )
n→∞ n 2n
i=1
n
X 2
c. lim . Compute this limit.
n→∞ n + 2i
i=1
5. Find the values of a and b (a < b) which maximize the integral
Z b
4x − x2 dx.
a

6. Consider the function

(
1 if x is a rational number
f (x) =
0 if x is an irrational number

Show that, for any partition of [0, 1], the upper and lower Riemann sums for
f over [0, 1] are always 1 and 0 respectively. Thus, f is not integrable over
[0, 1].
Z b
b3 − a3
7. Using a Riemann sum show that x2 dx = .
a 3

1
8. Find f ′ (x) for
Z sin x
1
a. f (x) = √ dt.
−2 1 + t4
Z tan2 x
b. f (x) = sin t2 dt.
ex

9. Evaluate the indefinite integral

Z
3
a. f (x) = x2 e4+x dx.

x − sin x
Z
b. f (x) = dx.
x2 + 2 cos x
x2 + 1
Z
c. f (x) = √ dx.
x3 + 3x − 2
Z
d. f (x) = 3x dx.
√
Z
e. f (x) = ex 1 + 4ex dx.
√
sec2 x
Z
f. f (x) = √ dx.
x