DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND MATHEMATICAL

SCIENCES
KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
WUDIL
EXERCISES ON CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATION
(MTH 1304)
COURSE LECTURER: MUSA AHMED DEMBA, Ph.D.

Reg. No. : UG / / Name :

1 MAPPINGS AND FUNCTIONS

1. Find the largest domain of each of the following functions:
(a) f : x → x2 + 1
2+x
(b) f : x → 2−x
(c) g : x → 3x+2
x2 −1
(d) h : x → x21+x
+x−6
2x−3
(e) f :x→ x
2
(f) y = xx2−3x+2
+x−6
x2 −2x+4
(g) y = x2 +2x+4
x
(h) y = 5−x
2x−4
(i) y = 2x+4
1
(j) y = (x−1)(x−2)
1
(k) y = x2 −1
√
(l) y = x
√
(m) y = 2x − 4
√ √
(n) y = x+ x−1
√
(o) y = x2 − 3x + 4
p
(p) y = (1 − x)(x + 3)
√
(q) y = −16x2 − 24x
√
(r) y = 1 − x2
√
(s) y = − 4 − x2
√
(t) y = −5 − 6x − x2
√
(u) y = 21 4 − x2
p
(v) y = (x − 2)(x − 3)
p
(w) y = (3x − 2)(2x + 6)
p
(x) y = (x − 2)(x + 2)
(y) y =√ 1
(2−x)(x+3)

(z) y = √ x
x2 −3x+2

2. Find the domain of the following functions:

(a) y = log(4 − x)
(b) y = log(8 − 2x)
(c) y = log (x + 6)(6 − x)
(d) y = log(x3 − x)
√
(e) y = log 4 − x
√
(f) y = log 6 − x
 √ √
(g) y = log( x − 4 + 6 − x)
(h) y = log |x|
(i) y = log |4 − x2 |
2
(j) y = log( 5x−x
4 )
x
(k) y = log( 10 )
x−5
(l) y = log( x2 −10x+24 )
x
(m) y = log(1+x)
(n) y = log2 log3 (x − 4)
(o) y = log2 log3 log4 (x)
(p) y = log10 [1 − log10 (x2 − 5x + 16)]
(q) y = sin x
(r) y = cos x
(s) y = tan x
(t) y = cot x
(u) y = csc x
(v) y = sec x
(w) y = sin2 x + cos4 x
(x) y = sin x − cos x
(y) y = 4 sin x + 3 cos x
1
(z) y = 1+cos x

3. Find the domain of the following functions:

1
(a) y = 2−cos 3x
1
(b) y = 2−sin 3x
√ x−3
(c) y = 1 − x2 + 2x+1
q q
(d) y = x−2
x+2 + 1−x
1+x

(e) y = | sin x|
(f) y = 1 − |x|
x2 +3
(g) y = x2 +|x|
1
(h) y = 1−|x|

4. Find the domain and range of the following functions:

(a) y = x
(b) y = x + 2
(c) y = x2
(d) y = x2 − 4

5. Determine the range of each of the following functions:

(a) f : x → 3x − 4
(b) h : x → 5x + 2
1−x
(c) g : x → 1+x
x
(d) f : x → 3−x
(e) f (x) = 4x − 5, f or − 6 ≤ x ≤ 3
(f) g(x) = 5 − 6x, f or − 3 ≤ x ≤ 4
(g) f (x) = 2x + 3, f or − 1 ≤ x ≤ 7
√
(h) y = x
 √
(i) y = x−3
√
(j) y = 3 − 2x
(k) y = √1
x+2
x
(l) y = 5−x
x−1
(m) y = x+3
1
(n) y = x2 −4
x
(o) y = 1+x2
x2 −2x+4
(p) y = x2 +2x+4
1
(q) y = x2 −3x+2
x2 −1
(r) y = x−1
x3 −8
(s) y = x−2
x2 −3x+2
(t) y = x2 +x−6
(u) y = sin x − cos x
(v) y = 2 + sin x
1
(w) y = 2−sin 3x

6. Find the domain and range of the following functions:

(a) (
x − 1, if x < 3
f (x) =
2x + 1, if 3 ≤ x

(b) (
3x − 2, if x < 1
f (x) =
x2 , if 1 ≤ x

(c) (
x + 3, when x 6= 3
f (x) =
2, when x = 3

7. (a) If A = {0, 1, −1, 2} and f : A → R is defined by f (x) = x2 + 1, find the Range of f .

(b) If A = {0, 1, 2, −3} and f (x) = 3x − 5 is a function from A onto B, find B.
(c) find the range of the function f (x) = x3 , whose domain is D = {x : x ∈ R, −2 < x < 2}
x−2
8. (a) Show that the function f : R − {3} → R − {1} defined by f (x) = x−3 is one-one.
(b) Find whether the following functions are one-one or not in the specified domains:
(i) f : [0, Π2 ] → [0, 1] defined by f (x) = sin2 x
(ii) f : [−3, 3] → [0, 9] defined by f (x) = x2
(iii) f : R+ → R+ defined by f (x) = |x|, where R+ denotes the set of positive real numbers.
(iv) f : [− Π2 , Π2 ] → [−∞, ∞] defined by f (x) = tan x

9. (a) A function f : R → R is defined by f (x) = 2x + 3. Examine whether f is onto.

(b) A function f : R − { 32 } → R − {0} is defined by f (x) = 5
2x−3 . Show that f is onto.
x−2
(c) Show that the function f : R − {3} → R − {1} defined by f (x) = x−3 is onto.
(d) A function f : Z → N is defined by f (x) = x2 + 3. Test whether f is onto.

10. Examine the oddness and evenness of the following functions:

(a) f (x) = x4 + 2x2 + 7
92
(b) f (x) = x5 − 16x3 + 11x − x
(c) f (x) = x2 − |x|
 √
(d) f (x) = log(x + x2 + 1)
(e) f (x) = sin x + cos x
3+x
11. Given the function g : x → 2x−1 , determine:
(a) g(− 21 )
(b) g( 13 )
For what value of x is the mapping not defined?. Hence or otherwise, determine the largest domain of g.
12. The mapping f : x → x2 + bx + c is defined on the set of real numbers. Given that f (0) = −3 and f (1) = 2, determine
the values of b and c. Hence, find f (−2) and f (2).
13. The functions f , g and h on the set of real numbers are defined by f (x) = x2 + 1, g(x) = 2x − 3, and h(x) = 4x + 5
respectively. Determine:
(a) f [g{h(x)}]
(b) h[g{f (x)}]
(c) the value of x for which (a) = (b).
14. Determine the inverse function in each of the following:
(a) f (x) = 2x + 3
1
(b) g(x) = (x − 1) 3
(c) r(x) = x+3
x+4 ; (x 6= 4)
(d) 
x,
 x<1
f (x) = 2x + 1, 1 ≤ x ≤ 4
 √

8 x, x>4

15. A function f on the set of real numbers is defined by f (x) = 2x−1

3x+2 ; (x 6= − 32 ). Determine f −1 (x) and the range of f .
16. If f : x → 2x − 3 and g : x → 3x + k, for what value of the constant (k) is (f og) = (gof )?
17. Let A = R − {−1}, and define f : A → R by f (x) = 2x
x+1 . Is f bijective?, if it is, find f −1 (x).
1
18. Let A = R − {0} and B = R − {2}, and define f : A → B by f (x) = x + 2. Determine whether or not f is one-to-one
and onto. If it is, find f −1 (x).
GRAPHS OF FUNCTIONS
1. Sketch each of the following functions, by first finding the slopes and intercepts on the axes:
(a) f (x) = 2x − 1
(b) y = −3x + 2
2. Sketch each of the following functions, showing the intercepts and the turning points:
(a) y = x2 + 2x − 3
(b) y = 8 − 2x − x2
3. Sketch each of the curves represented by the following functions:
(a) y = x3 + 2x2 − 5x − 6
(b) y = 12 + 4x − 3x2 − x3
4. Sketch each of the following functions:
(a) y = |x|
|x|
(b) y = x
|x−2|
(c) y = 2
2|x|−x
(d) y = 3
(e) y = x|x|
(f) y = x2 − 2|x|
(g) y = |x2 − 4x|
 2 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
2.0.1 LIMITS AND CONTINUITY OF A FUNCTION
1. Evaluates the following:
(a) lim (7 − 2x + 5x2 − 4x3 )
x→0
x2 + 5x + 9
(b) lim
x→0 2x2 − 3x + 15
x2 − 25
(c) lim
x→5 x − 5
3x3 + 2x2 + x + 1
(d) lim
x→∞ x3 + 2x + 5
x3 − 8
(e) lim
x→2 x − 2
1 + sin 2x
(f) limπ
x→ 2 1 − cos 4x

x2 − 4x + 3
(g) lim
x→1 x2 − 5x + 4
x3 − 2x2 − 9x + 4
(h) lim
x→4 x2 − 2x − 8
x − 5x2 + 7x − 3
3
(i) lim 3
x→3 x − x2 − 5x − 3
x7 − 2x5 + 1
(j) lim 3
x→1 x − 3x2 + 2
x2 − 3x + 2
(k) lim
x→2 x−2
4
x −4
(l) lim
x→2 x − 2
x3 + 1
(m) lim
x→−1 x + 1
r
8x + 1
(n) lim
x→1 x+3
√ √
x2 − 1 + x − 1
(o) lim √
x→1 x2 − 1
√
x3 − 1 − (x − 1)
(p) lim √
x→1 x−1
√ √
x− a
(q) lim
x→a (x − a)
√
2− x−1
(r) lim
x→5 x2 − 25
√
3− 5+x
(s) lim √
x→4 1 − x2 + 5
√
x − 2 − x2
(t) lim √
x→1 2x − 2 + 2x2

4 − x2
(u) lim √
x→2 3 − x2 + 5
2 1
(v) lim ( + )
x→1 1 − x2 x−1
1 2
(w) lim ( − 4 )
x→1 x2 − 1 x −1
2a 1
(x) lim ( − )
x→a x2 − a x−a
 1 4
(y) lim ( − 2 )
x→2 x − 2 x −4
1 1
(z) lim ( − 2 )
x→2 x − 2 x − 3x + 2
2. Evaluates the following:
5 5
x2 − a2
(a) lim ( 1 1 )
x→a x2 − a2
1
x6 − 2
(b) lim ( 1 )
x→64
x3 − 4
x
(c) lim ( √ )
x→0 1 − 1 − x

x4 + 5x2 + 7x − 3
(d) lim ( 2 2 )
x→∞ x (x + 2x − 7)

6x5 + x4 − 7x3 + 5
(e) lim ( )
x→∞ x5 + 7x3 + 6
12 22 32 n2
(f) lim ( 3 + 3 + 3 + ... + 3 )
n→∞ n n n n
Pn 3
n 1
(g) Show that: lim ( 14 ) =
n→∞ n 4
n
(h) lim ( )
n→∞ 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n
1 + sin 2x
(i) lim ( )
x→ π4 1 − cos 4x
tan x + cot x
(j) limπ ( )
x→ 2 tan x − cot x

1 − sin x
(k) limπ ( tan x)
x→ 2 cos 2x
csc x − 1
(l) limπ ( )
x→ 2 cot2 x
1 − sin3 x
(m) limπ ( )
x→ 2 1 − sin2 x

sin 2θ
(n) limπ ( )
θ→ 2 cos θ

1 + cos x
(o) lim ( )
x→π tan2 x
sin 2x − (1 + cos 2x)
(p) limπ ( )
x→ 2 cos x − sin x

3. Find the value of K if,

(a) lim (Kx − 5) = 3
x→2
x2 − K 2
(b) lim ( ) = −4
x→2 x − K
Kx2 + 4x − 8
(c) lim ( 2 )=3
x→∞ 2 − 3x + 5
(d) lim (3x − 2) = 7
x→K
(e) limπ (K + 2 cos x) = 5
x→ 2

4. Test the continuity of the following functions at the indicated points:

(a) g(x) = 4x3 + 3x2 + 2x − 1, at x = 2
x2 −9
(b) y = x−3 , at x = 2
(c) (
5x − 4, 0<x≤1
f (x) = 3
4x − 3x, 1 < x < 2
Show that f (x) is continuous at x = 1
(d) (
x2
2 , 0≤x≤1
f (x) = 3
2x2 − 3x + 2, 1≤x<2
Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 1
(e) (
2x + 1, x ≤ 2
f (x) =
x2 − 1, x > 2
Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 2
(f) 
1
x + 2 ,
 0 < x < 12
f (x) = 12 , x = 12

x − 12 , 1
2 <x<1


1
is discontinuous at x = 2
(g) (
x2 −3x+2
x2 −4x+3
, x 6= 1
f (x) =
2, x=1
is discontinuous at x = 1
(h) (
x2 −4
f (x) = x−2 , 0<x<2
x + 2, 2 ≤ x < 5
Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 2
(i) (
2x + 3, x ≤ 1
f (x) =
8 − 3x, 1 < x ≤ 2
Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 1
(j) (
x2 −4
f (x) = x−2 , 0<x<2
x + 1, 2 ≤ x ≤ 5
Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 2
(k) (
9x
x+2 , 0<x≤1
f (x) = x+2
x , 1<x≤2
Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 1
(l) 
x + 2,
 x<1
f (x) = 4x − 1, 1≤x≤3

x ∗ 2 + 5, x > 3


Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 1 and x = 3

(m) If (√ √
4+x− 4−x
x , x 6= 0
f (x) = 1
2, x=0
Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 0
 (n) If (√
x+3−2
x3 −1
, x 6= 1
f (x) =
2, x=1
Test for the continuity of f (x) at x = 1
(o) (
x2 −x−6
x2 −2x−3
, x 6= 3
f (x) = 5
3, x=3
Show that f (x) is discontinuous at x = 3
|x−8|
(p) Discuss the continuity of the function at x = 8 , f (x) = x

(q) Discuss the continuity of the function at x = 0 , f (x) = x − |x|

x
(r) If
x3 +x2 −16x+20
(
(x−2)2
, x 6= 2
f (x) =
K, x=2
and f (x) is continuous at x = 2, find the value of K

2.0.2 THE DERIVATIVE OF A FUNCTION

5. Find the derivative of the following functions from the first principle:
(a) f (x) = c
(b) f (x) = x2
(c) y = x3
1
(d) y = x
(e) y = ax + b
(f) y = axn
(g) y = log x
(h) y = ex
(i) y = sin x
(j) y = cos x
(k) y = tan x
(l) y = log(3x + 2)
(m) y = loga (5x + 3)

6. Find the derivative of the following functions:

3
(a) y = 5x3 − 2x 2
(b) y = sec x + tan x
(c) y = x2 + 5 sin x + tan x
x b
(d) y = a + x
(e) y = (2x + 1)(x − 1)2
(f) y = (x2 + 1)(x3 + 3)
(g) y = (1 − x2 )(1 − 3x2 + 5x3 )
(h) y = x4 log x
(i) y = sin x log x
(j) y = cot x cos−1 x
(k) y = x3 tan x
(l) y = ex sin x
(m) y = sin x cos x
 (n) y = cos x cot x
(o) y = xn cot x
(p) y = ex log |x| sec x
(q) y = 2x3 sin x log x
√
(r) y = xex tan x
(s) y = (2x2 − 5) cot x log |x|
bx5 +c
(t) y = x2 +a
xn
(u) y = log x
sin x
(v) y = x3
sin x
(w) y = log |x|
sin−1 x
(x) y = sin x
ex
(y) y = 1+x2
ex +log x
(z) y = sin x−5x3

7. Find the derivative of the following functions:

x log x
(a) y = ex +sec x
xex
(b) y = 1+log x
x+ex
(c) y = 1+log x
1−cos x
(d) y = 1+cos x
x2
(e) y = 1+cos x
1−sin x
(f) y = 1+cos x
x cos x
(g) y = 1+x2
1
(h) y = x4 sec x
1
(i) y = cos x
1
(j) y = sin x cos x
√
(k) y = x + cotx x
(l) y = sin x + x cos x
(m) y = 2x sec x − 2 tan x sec x
cos x
(n) y = x2 sin x + x
−3 1
(o) y = ( 7x
5x7
)2
1
(p) y = 6(x−2 ) 7
1+x
(q) y = e 1−x
(r) y = sec−1 x2
(s) y = sin x3
√
(t) y = tan x
(u) y = sec(log x)
(v) y = tan(sin−1 x)
(w) y = sec(tan−1 x)
(x) y = tan 4x
√
(y) y = tan−1 x
(z) y = sin sin−1 x

8. Find the derivative of the following functions:

(a) y = csc(4 − 3x)
 (b) y = [sin log x]2
√
(c) y = tan 2x
√
(d) y = sin x2
p √
(e) y = sin x
√
(f) y = tan 1 + x + x2
p
(g) y = tan(tan x)
p √
(h) y = cos sin x
√
(i) y = sin cos x
√
(j) y = tan 1 + x + x2
√
q p
(k) y = a + a + a + x2
p√
(l) y = x+1
√
(m) y = cotx x + 1 − x2
√
(n) y = tanx x + x 1 − x2
√
(o) y = sin 1 − x2 + x2 cos 4x
√
(p) y = e x+1
√ 2
(q) y = (e x−x )
2
(r) y = e(cot x)
−1 x)2
(s) y = e(sin
(t) y = log( 1+tan x
1−tan x ), 0 < x <
π
4
(u) y = log( 2x−6
5−x ), 3 < x < 5
(v) y = log cos x, 0 < x < π2
√
(w) y = log(x + x2 + a2 )
(x) y = log[log(cot x)], 3 < x < 5
(y) y = (log x)3 , x > 0
(z) y = [log(cos x)]4

9. Find the derivative of the following functions:

(a) y = log | sin x|, x 6= nπ, n ∈ Z
(b) y = (5x5 − 3x)24
(c) y = sin−1 x, y ∈ (− π2 , π2 )
(d) y = cos−1 x, y ∈ (0, π)
(e) y = tan−1 x, y ∈ (− π2 , π2 )
(f) y = sec−1 x, y ∈ [0, π]
(g) y = csc−1 x, y ∈ [− π2 , π2 ]
(h) y = cos−1 ( 3+5 cos x
5+3 cos x )
(i) y = sin−1 ( 1+x
2x
2)

dy
10. Find dx , if
(a) y 8 − 5x2 y 6 + x8 = 11
(b) xy + x2 y 2 = c
(c) x2 + y 2 = a2
(d) x5 + x4 y 2 − y = 4
(e) ax2 + by 2 + 2hxy + 2gx + 2f y + c = 0
√ √
(f) x 1 + y + y 1 + x = 0
√ √
(g) x + y = 1
 (h) y = sin(x + y)
(i) xy = sin(x + y)
(j) xy = csc xy
(k) x3 y 3 = cos(xy)
(l) y = tan−1 (x + y)
(m) y = log(x + y)
(n) y = exy
(o) x2 + y 2 = log(xy)
(p) exy = log(xy)
(q) exy = cos(x2 + y 2 )
(r) y = x log y
4
(s) y = log ,x>0
(t) x
y = e log x
(u) y = logx x
(v) y = (1 + x)log x
1
(w) y = x x
(x) y = x2 e2x sin 3x
√ dy √
11. (a) If y = x + √1x , Show that: 2x dx +y =2 x
dy
(b) If y = x + x1 , Show that: x dx + y = 2x
√ dy
(c) If y = 1 + x , Show that: y dx = 3x5
6

dy
(d) If y = x1 , Show that: √1+x 4
+ √ dx 4 = 0
1+y
√ √ dy
(e) If x 1 + y + y 1 + x = 0, Show that: dx = −(1 + x)−1
√ √ dy
(f) If y x2 + 1 = log(x + x2 + 1), Show that: (x2 + 1) dx + xy − 1 = 0
dy xy log y−y 2
(g) If xy = y x , Show that: dx = xy log x−x2
dy
(h) If sin y = x sin(a + y), Show sin2 (a + y) that: dx =
√ √
2
p
2 dy 1−y 2
(i) If 1 − x + 1 − y = a(x − y), Show that: dx = √1−x2
dy dx
(j) If x2 + y 2 = 3xy, Show that: dx × dy = sin2 (a + y)
dy
12. Find dx , if
...∞
(x) (x)
(a) y = x(x)
√
q p
(b) y = cos x + cos x + cos x+...∞
√
q p
(c) y = sin x + sin x + sin x+...∞
...∞
(x+e) (x+e)
(d) y = e(x+e)

2.0.3 HIGHER ORDER DERIVATIVES

d2 y d4 y
13. (a) If y = x6 , find ,
dx2 dx4
d3 y d5 y
(b) If xy + 4y = 3x, find dx 3 , dx5

d2 y dy
(c) If log y = log(sin x) − x2 , show that: dx2
+ 4y dx + (4x2 + 3)y = 0
dy
(d) Find dx , if
√
(i) xy = x
√
(ii) x2 y = sec 2x
(iii) y 2 x = log(2x + 3)
2 2
(iv) xa2 + yb2 = 1
(v) xy 3 = tan(x + y)
 2.0.4 APPLICATION OF DIFFERENTIATION

TANGENT AND NORMAL TO A CURVE

14. (a) Find the equation of tangent and normal to the curve y = 2x3 − x2 + 3x + 1 at the point x = 1
(b) Find the equation of tangent to the curve x2 y + y 3 x + 3x − 13 = 0 at the point (1, 2).

INCREASING AND DECREASING FUNCTION

15. Find the range of values of x for which each of the following function is increasing:
(a) y = x2 − 3x
x3 x2
(b) y = 3 − 3 − 2x
2x3 5x2
(c) y = 3 + 2 + 3x + 1
x4 2x3 5x2
(d) y = 4 + 3 − 2 − 6x −7

16. Find the range of values of x for which each of the following function is decreasing:
x2
(a) y = 2 − 5x + 1
5x2
(b) y = x3 − 2 − 2x + 1

STATIONARY POINT

17. Find the stationary point of the function:

(a) y = 4x3 + 15x2 − 18x + 7
(b) y = 4x3 − 3x2 − 6x + 1

MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM POINTS

18. (a) Find the stationary points of the function: y = 4x3 + 15x2 − 18x + 7, and distinguish between them. Find the
values of y at these points.
(b) Find the stationary points of y = x3 − 6x2 + 12x + 3, and distinguish between them.
(c) Find the nature of the stationary points for the function: y = 3x4 − 8x3 + 6x2 + 5
(d) Find the maximum and minimum values of y = 3 sin x + 4 cos x, and the values of x(00 ≤ x ≤ 3600 ) where they
occur.

MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM VALUE PROBLEM

19. (a) Find the greatest product of two numbers, whose sum is 12.
(b) 100m wire is available for fencing a rectangular piece of land. Find the dimension of the land which maximize the
area. Hence, determine the maximum area of the fence.
(c) A tank with a square base of sides x has capacity of 1000m3 . If the total surface area is Am2 . Show that:
A = 2x2 + 4000
x . Hence, find the least area of the flat sheet that maybe used to build the tank.
(d) the total cost y naira, of manufacturing x units of an article is giving by the relation: y = 54 x2 + 20
x. Find:
(i) The number of units of the articles for which the cost of manufacturing is least;
(i) The corresponding least cost.
(e) From each of the four corners of a rectangular sheet, a metal 50cm by 80cm, a square of side rcm is removed. The
remainder is then removed into a tray, cuboid in shape. Find the value of r for which the volume contained by the
tray is maximum.
 APPROXIMATIONS

20. (a) If a side of a square increases by 0.5%, find the approximate percentage increase in area.
(b) If the radius of a sphere decreases by 0.1% , find the percentage decrease in the:
(i) Surface area
(ii) Volume.
(c) Find the approximate value of
(i) Square root of 25.01
(ii) Cube root of 27.001

RATE OF CHANGE

21. (a) The radius of a circle is increasing at a rate of 0.01cm/s. Find the rate at which the area is increasing when the
radius of the circle is 5cm
(b) The rate at which the volume of a spherical balloon is increasing, if the surface area is increasing at the rate of
5cm2 /s, when the radius of the spherical balloon is 4cm

RECTILINEAR MOTION

22. (a) The motion of a particle along a straight line specified by x = 4t4 − 3t3 . Find the velocity and acceleration after
3sec
t3
(b) The motion of a particle starting from 0 is described by the equation: x = 3 − 72 t2 + 10t. How far is the particle
from 0 , when the particle is momentarily at rest?
(c) The motion of a particle from 0, is described by the equation: S = 23 t3 − 17 2
2 t + 21t. Where S is the distance in
metres, and t is the time in seconds. Find the acceleration of the particle when it is momentarily at rest.
(d) A body is projected vertically upward and the height (hcm) reached after a time (tsec), is given by: h = 196t−4.9t2 .
Find:
(i) The time taken to reach to the maximum height, and
(ii) The greatest height reached.

CURVE SKETCHING

23. Sketch the curve given by:

(a) y = x2 − 9
(b) y = 4x3 + 15x2 − 18x + 7
(c) y = x(x − 3)(x + 2)

3 INTEGRAL CALCULUS

3.0.1 ANTI-DERIVATIVE

24. Evaluates the following:

(a) (x7 + 1)dx
R
R √
(b) ( x)dx
R dx
(c) √
3 2
x
(d) (2x2 + 3x + 5)dx
R
R
(e) (x − 1)(x + 2)dx
R
(f) (2x + 3)(x + 1)(x − 2)dx
(g) (x + x1 )dx
R
 R 3 2
(h) (x −3x x+2x+5) dx
R
(i) (− cos x + 2x)dx
(j) (ex − sec x tan x)dx
R

(k) (sin x + x1 )dx

R

25. Evaluates the following:

(a) (2x + 3)5 dx
R
R 3dx
(b) 4x−1
R
(c) cos 7xdx
(d) sin 12 xdx
R

(e) e−5x+2 dx
R

26. Evaluates the following:

(a) x22x+1 dx
R
2 +4x
(b) 2x3x3 +x
R
2 +7 dx
R
(c) tan xdx
R
(d) cot xdx
27. Evaluates the following:
2
(a) xex dx
R

(b) x cos x3 dx
R 2
R √
(c) x 1 + x2 dx
3
(d) x2 (3 + x3 ) 2 dx
R

(e) ex (3 + ex )4 dx
R

28. Evaluates the following:

R√
(a) a2 − x2 dx
(b) √a21−x2 dx
R

(c) x2dx
R
+a2
dx
R 2dx
(d) x2 +5 dx
29. Evaluates the following:
(a) sin x2 dx
R

(b) cos x2 dx
R

(c) sin2 x cos xdx

R

(d) cos2 x sin xdx

R

(e) sin3 xdx

R

(f) cos3 xdx

R

30. Evaluates the following:

R
(a) x sin xdx
(b) xex dx
R
R
(c) x loge xdx
(d) x2 cos xdx
R

31. Evaluates the following:

4x−5
R
(a) (x+1)(x−2) dx
R 4x−23
(b) (x−5)2 dx
R 3 2 −2x−7
(c) 2x −2x
x2 −x−2
dx
R 5x2 +x+12
(d) x(x2 +4)
dx
R 2
(e) x2 −4 dx
 3.0.2 APPLICATION OF INTEGRATION

THE AREA UNDER A CURVE

32. Evaluates the following:

R3
(a) 1 3x2 dx
√
R 2π
(b) 0 2x cos x2 dx
R2
(c) 1 (x3 − 2x + 1)dx
R1 3
(d) 0 x2 ex dx
R 10
(e) 0 x2 ln xdx
R4 √
(f) 1 ( 7+x2 x )dx

33. (a) Find the area bounded by the curve y = x2 , the ordinates x = 1, x = 3 and the x − axis.
(b) Find the area of the finite region bounded by the curve y = 4x2 , the lines y = 4, y = 9 and the y − axis.
(c) Find the area of the finite region between the x − axis and the curve y = x(x − 1)(x − 3).
dy
(d) the gradient of a curve at any point (x, y) on it is given by: dx = 2(x − 1) and the point (4, 5) lies on the curve.
(i) Find the equation of the curve and sketch it.
(ii) Calculate the area of the finite region bounded by the curve and the x − axis.
2
34. (a) Evaluate: 1 (x−1)(xx2−2x−2) dx
R2

(b) Given the curve y = 4x2 and the line y = 8x,

(i) Find the coordinate of the points at which the curve and the line intersect.
(ii) Calculate the area enclosed between the line and the curve.

APPLICATION TO KINEMATICS

35. (a) A particle is projected in a straight line from a point O with a speed of 6ms−1 . At a time t(sec).Later, its
acceleration is (1 + 2t)ms−2 . For the time when t = 4, calculate for the particle:
(i) its velocity;
(ii) its distance from O.
(b) A particle moves in a straight line from O, with initial velocity 2ms−1 , its acceleration t(s) later is (2t − 3)ms−2 .
Calculate:
(i) its velocity after 3s;
(ii) its distance from O when it is momentarily at rest.

VOLUME OF SOLID OF REVOLUTION

36. (a) Find the volume of solid generated when the region bounded by y = 2x, the ordinates at x = 2 ,x = 4 and the
x − axis, is revolved through 2π radius.
(b) Find the volume of solid of revolution generated when the region bounded by x = y 2 , x = 1, x = 4 and the x − axis
is revolved about the x − axis through 3600 radius.
(c) The area enclosed by the curve y = sin x; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π and the x − axis through 2π radians. Find the volume of
the solid of revolution.
(d) The region enclosed by part of the curve y = 4x2 , the line y = 1, y = 3 and the y − axis is rotated about the
y − axis through a complete revolution. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated.

37. (a) Sketch the curve y = x3 − 3

(b) Find the area of the finite region between the line y = 1 and the curve in (a).
(c) Calculate the volume of the solid generated when the finite region in (b) is rotated through four right angle about
y − axis.