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Ordinary Differential Equations and Advanced Calculus
Question Bank
Unit-IV-Integral Calculus and Curve Tracing
Differentiation under the Integral Sign (DUIS):
Evaluate the following integrals:
e x
1  e ax  dx,  a  1

1.   Ans : log  a  1
0 x
 e x  1 1  ax 
2.   a   e  dx  Ans :  a  1 log  a  1  a 
0 x  x x 
  a  b 
log  a 2 cos 2 x  b 2 sin 2 x  dx
 2
3. 0  Ans :  log  2  
  
  1  cos ax    sin x    a
4. 0 
 x2
 dx . Assuming that


0 
 x 
 dx 
2  Ans : 2 

 2, if a  0
 ebx sin ax  sin ax   1  a  
5.  dx and hence deduce that  x
dx   0, if a  0 .  Ans : tan  b  
  
x   2, if a  0
0 0


log 1  ax  log 1  x    2 
 Ans : 2 tan a log 1  a  
a 1 1 1
6. 0 1  x2
dx and show that 
0 1 x 2
dx  log 2
8

Prove that:
xa 1
dx  log 1  a  , a  0
1
7. 0 log x
1 x a  xb  a 1 
8. 0 log x
dx  log   , a, b  0 .
 b 1 
 e ax  ebx b
9. 0 x
dx  log   , a, b  0 .
a
 log 1  ax   log 1  x 
10. 0 x2
dx   a , a  0 and hence deduce that 0 x2
dx   .

 e  ax sin x   sin x  
11.  dx  cot 1  a  and hence deduce that    dx  .
0 x 0
 x  2

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 d2 f   sin xy   sin x  
12. a2 f  y    , where f  y    dx and assume that    dx  .
x  a2  x2   x 
2
dy 2 0 0 2

cos  x  ax bx  b2   2 
  2  a 2   2  , a, b  0
 1
13. 0 x
e  e dx  log
 
 tan 1  ax  
14.  x 1  x  dx  2 log 1  a 
0 2

 
 x2  a2 x2   2 a
15. 0
e dx 
2
e

  1  1  a2 
16.  log 1  a cos x  dx   log   , | a | 1
0  2 
 
 
 e  x cos  ax  dx  e a
2 2
4
17.
0 2
 1   a2 b
 ebx cos  2ax  dx  , b0
2
18. e
0 2 b
   
 e  x cos  2ax  dx  e  a . Assume that  e  x dx 
2 2 2
19. .
0 2 0 2
 e x  e ax 1  a2  1 
20. 0 x sec x
dx  log 
2  2 
, a  0 .

 2 log 1  a sin 2 x 
21. 0 sin 2 x
dx    a  1  1

 2 log 1  cos a cos x   2 a2

22.  dx   .    2 
0 cos x 8 2

 1 n! ,
n

 log x  dx 
1
 p  1
p n
23. x
 p  1
0 n 1

d 1 1 
J n  x    J n 1  x   J n 1  x   , Jn  x  cos  nt  x sin t  dt

24. where is Bessel
dx 2 0

function of integral n.
x dx 1 x x x dx
25.   tan 1    2 2
 a  2a  x  a 
starting from   x2  a2 
.
x 
2 2 2 2
0 2
a 2a 0

d2y
  0 f  t  sin a  x  t  dt .
x
26.  a 2
y  af x , where y 
dx 2
d3 f
 2G  x   0 , where f  x     x  t  G  t  dt .
x 2
27. 3
dx a

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 dy 1  2 t 5 t2
 5t e  3tet  y  , where y  t    etx dx .
3 2
28.
dt 2t   t

d 1a 1a 1 1 1
    x 2 sin ax 2 dx  2 cos 
2
29. cos ax dx cos a 2 .
da a a a a 2 a

Verify the rule of differentiation under integral sign for the following integral:

 2 
 Ans : b  a 
2


 at
30. e cos bt dt
  a 2  b2  
0 2

 Ans : 3a 2 log a  2a log a   a 2  a  

a2
31.  e at log  ax  dx  
a

x  1 
 Ans :  2 log  a  1  2a tan a 
a2 1
 e  at tan 1   dx 2
32.
a
a

Error Function:
Prove that:
2
erf  x  
x

 
e  u du is an odd function
2
1.
0

2. erf     1, erf  0   0, erf  x   erfc  x   1 .

2  x3 x5 x 7 
3. erf  x    x     .....
  3 10 42 

2ae  a x
2 2
d
4. erf  ax   .
dx 
1 1
erf  ax  dx  t erf  at  
t
 e a t 
2 2
5.
0
a  a 
6. erfc   x   erfc  x   2 .

et
7.
d
dx
erf   t 
t

erf  b   erf  a   .
b
 e  x dx 
2

2 
8.
a

 b
.e 1  erf  b   .
b
 e x  2 bx
dx 
2 2
9.
a 2
1 d 1 d
10. erfc  ax    erf  ax  .
x da a dx

erf  ax n   
d 2  x2 d 2an n 1  a2 x2 n
11. erf  x    e and use it show that   x e
dx  dx 
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 d 2a  a 2 x 2
erfc  ax      erfc  au  du  t.erfc  at 
t
12. e and use it show that
dx  0

1 1
 e a t 
2 2
.
a  a 

 erf  ax  dx   erfc  ax  dx  t .
t t
13.
0 0

2 x t 2 2
erf  x     x 2  , where   x  
 0
14. e dt

Curve Tracing:
Trace the following curves:
1. y 2  2a  x   x 3 11. x2 y 2  a2  y 2  x2 

2. xy 2  a 2  a  x  12. y 1  x 2   x

3. y 2  a2  x2   a2 x2 13. y 2  a 2  x 2   a3 x

4. y  x2  4a 2   8a3 14. a 2 x 2  y 3  2a  y 

x1 2  y1 2  a1 2 3ay 2  x  x  a 
2
5. 15.
6. y 2  a  x   x3 16. x3  y 3  3axy
7. a2 y 2  x2  a2  x2  17. x 4  y 4  2a 2 xy

8. y 2  x2  y 2   a2  x2  y 2   0 18. y 4  x 4  xy  0

9. y 2  x 5  2a  x 

10. x  x2  y 2   a  x2  y 2 

Trace the following curves:

x  at , y 
a 6. x  a  t  sin t  , y  a 1  cos t 
1.
t
7. x  a  t  sin t  , y  a 1  cos t 
t3
xt , yt
2
x  a  t  sin t  , y  a 1  cos t 
2.
3 8.

3. x  a cos3 t , y  a sin 3 t 9. x  a  t  sin t  , y  a 1  cos t 

4. x2 3  y 2 3  a2 3

 1  t 
x  a cos t  log  tan 2  , y  a sin t
2  
5.
 2 

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Trace the following curves:
1. r 2  a 2 cos 2 10. r 2  a 2 sin 2
2. r  a 1  cos   11. r  a 1  cos  

3. r  a 1  sin   12. r  a 1  sin  

4. r  a sin 2 13. r  a cos 2

5. r  a sin3 14. r  a cos3
6. r  a sin 4 15. r  a cos 4
7. r  a sin5 16. r  a cos5
8. r 1  sin    2a 17. r 1  sin    2a

9. r 1  cos    2a 18. r 1  cos    2a

Rectification of Curves:
1. Find the circumference of circle of radius a .  Ans :2 a 
Show that the whole length of the loop of the curve 9 y 2   x  7  x  4 is 4 3 .
2
2.

3. 
Show that the perimeter of one loop of the curve 8a 2 y 2  x2 a 2  x2 is  a  2.

Find the whole length of the loop of the curve 3 y 2  x  x  1 .  Ans :4 3 

2
4.  
5. 
Find the length of the loop of the curve x  t 2 , y  t t  t 2 3 .   Ans :4 3 
 
6. Find the length of the arc of the curve x  e cos  , y  e sin  from   0 to    2 .
 Ans : 2  e 2  1 
 
      
7. Find the length of the curve x  e  sin  2 cos  , y  e  cos  2sin  from   0
 2 2  2 2
 
 Ans : 2  e  1 
5 
to    .

8. Find the perimeter of cardioide r  a 1  cos   and show that a line    3 divides
upper half of the cardioide.  Ans :8a
9. Find the perimeter of the Astroid x 2 3  y 2 3  a 2 3 .  Ans :8a
10. Find the length of arc of the curve r  aem intercepted between radii vectors r1 and r2 .
 1  m2 
 Ans :  r1  r2 
 m 
11. Find the length of the upper arc of one loop of lemniscates r 2  a 2 cos 2 .
 Ans : 2 
 

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12. Find the length of the cardioide r  a 1  cos   which lies outside the circle

r  a cos  0 .  Ans :4a 3 

 
13. Find the length of the arc of the cardioide r  a 1  cos   which lies outside the circle

r  a cos  .  Ans :4a 3 

 
14. Find the arc length of the cycloid x  a   sin   ; y  a 1  cos   from one cusp to
another cusp.  Ans :8a
15. Find the length of the arc of the cycloid x  a   sin   ; y  a 1  cos   between the
two consecutive cusps.  Ans :8a

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