MATH 152 Review Problems for Midterm 3, Spring 2024.

Michael Monagan

Midterm 3 covers sections 8.1, 8.3 (moments and centres of mass only), 10.2, and 11.1–11.5,
and 11.6 (not the roots test). There are lots of new formulas. I’ve created a new formula sheet
with some of them (see next page) which will be given to you for Midterm 3.

1 8.1 Exercise 1.

2 Let R be the region enclosed by y = 1 + x, y = 0, x = 0 and x = 1. Calculate the centroid of

R. Other terms for centroid are centre of mass and centre of gravity.

3 10.2 Exercise 33.

4 (Section 11.1) Determine if the following sequences are convergent or divergent.

(a) {(1 + 4n2 )/(1 + n2 )} and (b) {ln(n + 1) − ln(n)}. If convergent, find their limit.

5 11.2 Exercise 42.

(Section 11.3) Consider the series S = ∞ −n . What is the smallest n such that S =
P
6 P n=1 e n
n −k is accurate to 4 decimal places? See example 5.
k=1 e

Test if the following series are convergent or divergent. For series B first write it in Sigma notation.
Justify your answers. (Sections 11.4, 11.5 and 11.6)

7 A= ∞ 1 1
P

n=1 n2 + n

8 B = 2 − 23 + 25 − 72 + 29 − 11
2
+ ...
P∞ n
9 C = n=1 en where e = 2.71828.

1
 f g0 = f g − f 0 g and
R R R R
Integration by parts: udv = uv − vdu.

1
sin2 x + cos2 x = 1 sin x cos x = 2 sin 2x.
1
sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x sin2 x = 2 − 12 cos 2x
1
cos 2x = 2 cos2 x − 1 cos2 x = 2 + 12 cos 2x
1 1
sin A sin B = 2 cos(A − B) − 2 cos(A + B)
1 1
cos A cos B = 2 cos(A − B) + 2 cos(A + B)
1 1
sin A cos B = 2 sin(A − B) + 2 sin(A + B)

Expression Substitution dx/dθ Trig identity

√
a2 − x2 x = a sin θ a cos θ 1 − sin2 θ = cos2 θ
√
a2 + x2 x = a tan θ a sec2 θ 1 + tan2 θ = sec2 θ
√
x2 − a2 x = a sec θ a sec θ tan θ sec2 θ − 1 = tan2 θ

sec2 x dx = tan x + C
R R
sec x dx = ln | sec x + tan x| + C
R R
tan x dx = ln | sec x| + C sec x tan x dx = sec x + C
tan2 x dx = tan x − x + C
R R
cot x dx = ln | sin x| + C

Rbp
Arc length L of y = f (x) one [a, b] is L = a 1 + (dy/dx)2 dx.
P P
Centroid of masses mi at (xi , yi ): x̄ = xmi mi , ȳ = ymi mi where m =
P
mi .
b b b
Centroid of f (x) on [a, b]: x̄ = A1 a xf (x)dx, ȳ = A1 a 21 f (x)2 dx where A = a f (x)dx.
R R R

Let x = f (t) and y = g(t) for α ≤ t ≤ β..

Slope formula dy/dx = g 0 (t)/f 0 (t).
Rβ
Area A = α g(t)f 0 (t)dt.
Rβp
Arc length L = α (dx/dt)2 + (dy/dt)2 dt.

Geometric series: ∞ n−1 = a

P
n=1 ar if |r| < 1.
R∞ R ∞ 1−r
Remainder estimate: n+1 f (x)dx < Rn < n f (x)dx where Rn = ∞
P
k=n+1 f (k).
P∞
Ratio test: n=1 an is divergent if r > 1 and convergent if r < 1 where r = limn→∞ |an+1 /an |.