MATH 2414 Calculus II Test 2 Review Christy Dittmar

Review for Test 2 MATH 2414 Calculus II

Test Content
Material covered: 6.5, 6.7B, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.8, 8.9, 10.2
TOPICS
MIXED INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
IMPROPER INTEGRALS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
NUMERICAL APPROXIMATION ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
SEQUENCES ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Provided Formulas
The more intuitive Midpoint and Trapezoidal Rule formulas are not provided.

∆x
( n )  f ( x0 ) + 4 f ( x1 ) + 2 f ( x2 ) + 4 f ( x3 ) + ... + 4 f ( xn−1 ) + f ( xn ) 
S=
3

k (b − a ) k (b − a )
3 3

f " ( x ) ≤ k over [ a, b ] EM ≤ ET ≤
24n 2 12n 2

K (b − a )
5

f ( 4)
( x) ≤ K over [ a, b ] ES ≤
180n 4
a  
=F − y  w ( y ) dy
∫ ρ g  a
 
0  depth  width

Mixed Integration Techniques

1. Integrate. For definite integrals, give exact values.
0 e

∫ xe ∫x
− x2 2
a. dx g. ln x dx
−1 1

b. ∫e
−x
sin 2 x dx θ 
∫ cos   dθ
3
h.
2
1
c. ∫ ln  x  dx 1
2
i. ∫ x 2 − 25 dx
−9
d. ∫ x ( x − 3) dx
2 x+3
1 j. ∫ ( x − 1) ( x 2 + 1) dx
x
e. ∫ x +12
dx
ln 2 3t
f. ∫ cos ( t ) dt
k. 8.R.4 ∫ −1 et
dt

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x 2
x2 −1
l. 8.R.5 ∫ 2 x + 2 dx q. 8.R.21 ∫ x
dx
2

r. ∫ tan 3θ sec3 3θ dθ
3
2 − sin 2θ 8.R.33
m. 8.R.6 ∫ dθ
cos 2 2θ
x3
t −1
s. 8.R.35 ∫ 4 x 2 + 16
dx
n. 8.R.11 ∫ 2t
dt

dθ
8x + 5
t. 8.R.41 ∫ 1 + cos 4θ
o. 8.R.12 ∫ 2x 2
+ 3x + 1
dx

u. ∫ cos 4θ dθ
2
8.R.47
π
p. ∫
3x
8.R.13 e sin 6 x dx
0
π 4
v. 8.R.51 ∫ 0
sin 5 4θ dθ

Improper Integrals
2. State whether the integral is improper and explain why. Do not evaluate the integral.
3 25
x x
a. ∫0 x − 1 dx c. ∫ x + 1 dx
1
∞ 1
1
b. ∫t 2
dt d. ∫ ln p dp
0
1

3. Evaluate the integral or show that it diverges.

1 ∞
1
a. ∫ d. ∫ xe
−x
dx 8.R.83 dx
0 x 0
∞ π
ln x
∫1 x dx e. ∫ sec
2
b. 8.R.84 x dx
0
∞
c. ∫e
−t
dt
1

∞
dx
4. 8.R.92 For the integral ∫ x ln
2
p
x
:

a. For what values of p does the integral converge?

b. What is its value, in terms of p?

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Applications of Integration
5. 8.R.110* Suppose two cars start at the same time and place s ( 0 ) = 0 . The velocity of car A in miles per
40
hour is given by u ( t ) = and the velocity of car B is v ( t ) = 40e −t 2 .
t +1
a. After 3 hours, which car is ahead, and by how much? Round to the nearest mile.
b. If allowed to travel indefinitely ( t → ∞ ) which car will travel a finite distance? Support your
answer by evaluating improper integrals.
6. 8.R.111 When data from a traffic study are fitted to a curve, the flow rate of cars past a point on a highway
is approximated by R ( t ) = 800te
−t 2
cars per hour. How many cars pass during the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 4 ?
Round to the nearest whole car.
7. 8.R.102-105 The region R is bounded by the curve y = ln x and the x-axis on the interval [1, e ] . Find the
volume of the solid that is generated when R is revolved in the following ways.
a. About the y-axis
b. About the x-axis
c. About the line y = 1
d. About the line x = 1
8. Calculate the total hydrostatic force on the dam drawn below. Assume the top of the dam is level with the
surface of the water. Round to the nearest tenth of a Newton.
50 m

35 m

9. 6.R.82 Suppose a square plate with side length of 1 m is placed on a vertical wall so that the top of the plate
is level, and placed 2 m below the surface of a pool that is filled with water. Compute the hydrostatic force.
Round to the nearest Newton.
10. Write and simplify the integral that gives the arc length of the curve. Do not evaluate the integral.
a. 6.5.5 y = e −2 x on [ 0, 2]

b. 6.5.23 y = ln x for 1 ≤ x ≤ 4

Numerical Approximation
1

∫e
− x2
11. Approximate the integral dx to four decimal places.
0

a. using the trapezoidal rule, with n = 4

b. using the midpoint rule, with n = 3
c. using Simpson's Rule, with n = 4

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12. Velocity of a cyclist over an eight-hour ride is given by the graph below. Estimate the distance travelled
using the Trapezoidal Rule with n = 4 and n = 8 .

8
13. 8.R.95* Estimate ∫ f ( x ) dx for the function defined by the graph below. Write out all terms in each
0
estimation and evaluate.

a. Using the Midpoint Rule with n = 4 . Draw the rectangles on the graph.
b. Using the Trapezoidal Rule with n = 4 and n = 8 . Draw the trapezoids for n = 8 on the graph.
c. Uusing Simpson’s Rule with n = 8 . You may calculate this directly or use Trapezoidal Rule
calculations. Round to one decimal place.
d. Which approximation would be expected to have the smallest error?
1
14. ∫ tan x
2
8.R.97* Estimate dx using the Midpoint Rule, the Trapezoidal Rule, and Simpson’s Rule for
0

n = 6 . Write out exact values for all of the terms and round an approximate answer to four decimal places.
5
1
15. To approximate the integral ∫ x − 2 dx using Simpson's Rule
3

a. Use an error bound formula to find an upper bound for the error obtained using n = 10 with each
rule (Midpoint, Trapezoidal, Simpson’s). Round to six decimal places.
b. What is the smallest value of n that guarantees the error will be no greater than 10−7 using
Simpson’s Rule?

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Sequences
16. Find an expression for an , starting at n = 1 , and determine whether the sequence converges.

 1 4 9 16 25  1 1 1 1 1 
a.  , , , , ,... b.  , − , , − , ,...
 2 5 10 17 26   2 4 6 8 10 
1
17. 10.1.52 For the recurrence relation an +1 = an + 1; a0 =1 :
4
a. Write out the first four terms (up to n = 3 ). Round to four decimal places.
b. Find lim an . Show your work finding the limit analytically (not by numeric guessing).
n →∞

18. 10.1.75 Jack took a 200-mg dose of a pain killer at midnight. Every hour, 5% of the drug is washed out of
his bloodstream. Let d n be the amount of drug in Jack’s blood n hours after the drug was taken, where
d 0 = 200 mg .
a. Write out the first four terms of the sequence, rounding to three decimal places.
b. Find an explicit formula for the terms of the sequence d n .

c. Find a recurrence relation that generates the sequence.

19. 10.R.40 Suppose you take 100 mg of aspirin once per day. Assume the aspirin has a half-life of one day;
that is, every day have the aspirin in your blood is eliminated. Assume d n is the amount of aspirin in your
blood after the nth dose, where d1 = 100 .

a. Find a recurrence relation for the sequence {d n } .

b. Assuming {d n } converges, use analytic methods to find the long-term steady-state amount of
aspirin in your blood.
20. Determine whether the sequence converges. If so, find lim an .
n →∞

2n + 1 8n
a. an = g. 10.R.17 an =
5n − 2 n!
n n −1 2n
b. an = ( −1)  3
2n h. 10.R.18 a=
n 1 + 
 n
2 −1
n
c. an = πn
n i. 10.R.22 an = sin
6
( n + 2 )!
2
( −1)
n
d. an =
( 2n ) ! n 2 j. 10.R.23 an =
n +1
0.9n
2 +5
n
π
e. 10.R.15 an = k. 10.R.24 a= − tan −1 n
5n n
2
n2 + 4
f. 10.R.16 an =
4n 4 + 1

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