1. (24%) Evaluate the integral.
(a) ˆ
sin2√
xdx (b)
ˆ 2√ x + 2
(x + 1)2dx (c)
ˆ xdx
√x2+ x + 1 sol. (a) Let √
x = u , dx = 2udu , ˆ
sin2√ xdx =
ˆ
sin2u · 2udu
=
ˆ 1 − cos 2u
2 · 2udu
= ˆ
udu − ˆ
u cos 2udu
= u2 2 − (u
2 · sin 2u − ˆ 1
2sin 2udu)
= u2 2 − u
2 · sin 2u − 1
4cos 2u + C
= x 2 −
√x
2 · sin 2√ x − 1
4cos 2√ x + C (b)Let √
x + 2 = u , dx = 2udu , ˆ 2√
x + 2 (x + 1)2dx =
ˆ 2u
(u2− 1)2 · 2udu =
ˆ 4u2 (u2− 1)2du
= ˆ
( 1
u − 1 + −1
u + 1 + 1
(u − 1)2 + 1
(u + 1)2)du
= ln |u − 1| − ln |u + 1| − 1
u − 1− 1
u + 1 + C
= ln |√
x + 2 − 1| − ln |√
x + 2 + 1| − 1
√x + 2 − 1 − 1
√x + 2 + 1+ C
= −2(tanh−1(√
x + 2) +
√x + 2 x + 1 ) + C (c)
ˆ xdx
√x2+ x + 1 = 1 2
ˆ 2x + 1
√x2+ x + 1dx −1 2
ˆ dx
√x2+ x + 1
= 1 2
ˆ d(x2+ x + 1)
√x2+ x + 1 −1 2
ˆ dx
q (
√ 3
2 ) + (x + 12)2
=√
x2+ x + 1 − 1
2sinh−1(2x + 1
√3 ) + C
1
your answers.
(a) ˆ ∞
0
√ dx
x + x3 (b)
ˆ 1
−1
x + 1
√5
x6 dx sol.
(a) 0 ≤ ˆ ∞
0
√ dx x + x3
=´∞ 1
√dx
x+x3 +´1 0
√dx x+x3
≤´∞ 1
dx x3 +´1
0
√dx x
= −2x12|∞1 + 2√ x|10
= 12 + 2
= 52 < ∞ Then
ˆ ∞ 0
√ dx
x + x3 converges (b)
ˆ 1
−1
x + 1
√5
x6 dx
= ˆ 0
−1
x + 1
√5
x6 dx + ˆ 1
0
x + 1
√5
x6 dx
= ˆ 0
−1
(x−15 + x−65 )dx + ˆ 1
0
(x−15 + x−65 )dx
= (54x4/5− 5x−1/5)|0−1+ (54x4/5− 5x−1/5|10)
= (0 − lim
x→0−5x−1/5) − (5
4 + 5) + (5
4 − 5) − (0 − lim
x→0+5x−1/5)
= ∞ Then
ˆ 1
−1
x + 1
√5
x6 dx diverges
3. (28%)
(a) Find the interval of convergence of
∞
X
n=1
(x + 4)n n · 2n sol.
Ratio Test n+1·2(x+4)n+1n+1
(x+4)n
n·2n = |x+42 | · |n+1n | −→ |x+42 | < 1 Then |x + 4| < 2 , that is −6 < x < −2
But when x = −6,
∞
X
n=1
(−1)n
n converges by Alternating Series Test when x = −2,
∞
X
n=1
2n n · 2n =
∞
X
n=1
1
n diverges So convergent interval is −6 ≤ x < −2
(b) Determine whether the series
∞
X
n=1
√1
nsin( 1
√n) tan( 1
√n) is convergent or di- vergent. Give reasons for your answers.
sol.
By Limit Comparison Test limn→∞
√1
nsin(√1n) tan(√1n) n− 32 = lim
n→∞n sin(√1n) tan(√1n)=limn→∞
sin( 1√ n)
√1 n
·
sin( 1√ n)
√1 n
·sec(√1
n)
= 1
Since
∞
X
n=1
n−32 converges,
∞
X
n=1
√1
nsin( 1
√n) tan( 1
√n) converges
(c) Determine whether the series
∞
X
n=1
(−1)n
√n + 1 is conditionally convergent, ab- solutely convergent, or divergent. Give reasons for your answers.
sol.
Since each term √n+11 is positive and decreasing to zero By Alternating Series Test we have derive that
∞
X
n=1
(−1)n
√n + 1 is convergent Also, |(−1)√n+1n| = √n+11 > √n+1√n = 2√1n
and
∞
X
n=1
1 2√
n is divergent p-series for p = 12 Hence
∞
X
n=1
| (−1)n
√n + 1| diverges
Then
∞
X
n=1
(−1)n
√n + 1 is not absolutely convergent It’s conditionally convergent
(d) Determine whether the series
∞
X
n=1
(−1)ncos n is conditionally convergent, ab-
3
sol.
Since limn rightarrow∞cos n doesn’t exist and limn rightarrow∞cos n 6= 0 We can not apply by the Alternating Series Test to
∞
X
n=1
(−1)ncos n
Hence
∞
X
n=1
(−1)ncos n is divergent
4. (10%)
(a) Find f (x) such that ˆ
(ln x)ndx = f (x) − n ˆ
(ln x)n−1dx . (b) Prove that
ˆ 1
0
(ln x)ndx = (−1)nn! for any positive integer n.
sol.
(a) Use integration by parts, ˆ
(ln x)ndx = x(ln x)n− n ˆ
(ln x)n−1dx.
∴ f (x) = x(ln x)n. (b) First we check that lim
b→0+x(ln x)k|1b = 0 for any finite positive integer k.
lim
b→0+x(ln x)k|1b = 1 · (ln 1)k− lim
b→0+b(ln b)k. Use L’Hˆopital’s Rule, lim
b→0+b(ln b)k= lim
b→0+
(ln b)k
1 b
= lim
b→0+
k(ln b)k−1 1b
−b12
= −k lim
b→0+
(ln b)k−1
1 b
= · · ·
= (−1)k−1k! lim
b→0+
(ln b)
1 b
= (−1)k−1k! lim
b→0+ 1 b
−b12
= (−1)kk! lim
b→0+b = 0.
Next We use mathematical induction to prove the result.
For n = 1, ˆ 1
0
(ln x)dx = lim
b→0+x(ln x)|1b − ˆ 1
0
dx = 0 − 1 = −1 (o.k.) Suppose this is true for n = k, that is,
ˆ 1 0
(ln x)kdx = (−1)kk!.
Then for n = k + 1, ˆ 1
0
(ln x)k+1dx = lim
b→0+
x(ln x)k+1|1b − (k + 1) ˆ 1
0
(ln x)kdx
= 0 − (k + 1)(−1)kk! = (−1)k+1(k + 1)!
By mathematical induction, this is true for any positive integer n.
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5. (12%) Find the area of the surface generated by revolving the curve y = e , x ≥ 0, about the x-axis. sol. 1
Area = ˆ ∞
0
2πyds = ˆ ∞
0
2πy r
1 + (dy dx)2dx
= ˆ ∞
0
2πe−2xp
1 + (−2e−2x)2dx
= −π ˆ 0
1
√
1 + 4u2du (Let u = e−2x)
= −π 2
ˆ 0 tan−1(2)
p1 + tan2θ sec2θdθ (Let 2u = tan θ)
= π 2
ˆ tan−1(2) 0
sec3θdθ
= π 2( 1
2sec θ tan θ + 1
2ln | sec θ + tan θ| )|tan0 −1(2)
= π 4(2√
5 + ln(√
5 + 2))
Here we use ˆ
sec3θdθ = ˆ
sec θ(sec2θdθ)
= ˆ
sec θd tan θ = sec θ tan θ − ˆ
tan θ(tan θ sec θdθ)
= sec θ tan θ − ˆ
(sec2θ − 1) sec θdθ
= sec θ tan θ − ˆ
sec3θdθ + ˆ
sec θdθ
⇒ ˆ
sec3θdθ = 1
2(sec θ tan θ + ln | sec θ + tan θ|)
and
sec(tan−1(2)) =√ 5
sol. 2
Area = ˆ ∞
0
2πyds = ˆ ∞
0
2πe−2xp
1 + (−2e−2x)2dx
= −π ˆ 0
1
√1 + 4u2du (Let u = e−2x)
= −π ˆ 0
sinh−1(2)
p1 + sinh2θcosh θ
2 dθ (Let u = sinh θ 2 )
= π 2
ˆ sinh−1(2) 0
cosh2θdθ
= π 2
ˆ sinh−1(2)
0
cosh 2θ + 1
2 dθ (”double angle formulas”)
= π
2(sinh 2θ
4 + 1
2θ)|sinh0 −1(2)
= π
2(sinh θ cosh θ
2 + 1
2θ)|sinh0 −1(2) (”double angle formulas” again)
= π
2(cosh(sinh−1(2)) + 1
2sinh−1(2))
= π 4(2√
5 + ln(√
5 + 2)) (cosh sinh−1(2) =
q
1 + sinh2(sinh−1(2)) =√
1 + 4 =√ 5) (and sinh−1(x) = ln(x +√
1 + x2))
7
(a) Find the Taylor’s series of sin(ax) − tan−1x − x at x = 0.
(b) Find the value of a for which the limit lim
x→0
sin(ax) − tan−1x − x
x3 + x4 is finite and then evaluate the limit.
sol.
(a) sin(ax) =
∞
P
n=0
(−1)n(ax)2n+1
(2n+1)! = ax −(ax)3!3 + (ax)5!5 − . . . tan−1x =
∞
P
n=0
(−1)nx2n+1
2n+1 = x −x33 +x55 − . . .
⇒ sin(ax) − tan−1x − x = (a − 2)x +
∞
P
n=1
(−1)n[a2n+1− (2n)!](2n+1)!x2n+1
= (a − 2)x − (a3− 2)x3!3 + (a5− 4!)x5!5 − . . . (b) lim
x→0
sin(ax)−tan−1x−x
x4+x3 = lim
x→0 a−2
x2 −a33!−2 + a55!−4!x2− · · · · x+11 is finite if a = 2
Then lim
x→0
sin(ax)−tan−1x−x
x4+x3 = −236−2 = −1