AP Calculus AB : Comparing relative magnitudes of functions and their rates of change

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : Asymptotic And Unbounded Behavior

Evaluate:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The antiderivative of . The derivative of . However, since there is no 2 in the original integral, we must divide  by 2. Therefore, the answer is

Example Question #51 : Functions, Graphs, And Limits

Evaluate the integral:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When taking the antiderivative add one to the exponent and then divide by the exponent. 

Example Question #31 : Comparing Relative Magnitudes Of Functions And Their Rates Of Change

Evaluate the integral:

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Cannot be evaluated 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The derivative of . Therefore, the antiderivative of  is equal to itself. 

Example Question #54 : Asymptotic And Unbounded Behavior

Evaluate:

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Can't be determined from the information given.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 and

 

Recall that  is an odd function and  is an even function.

Thus, since  is an odd function, the integral of this function from  to  will be zero.

 

 

Example Question #55 : Asymptotic And Unbounded Behavior

Evaluate this indefinite integral:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To approach this problem, first rewrite the integral expression as shown below:

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Then, recognize that , and substitute this into the integral expression:

Use substitution, letting  and .  The integral can then be rewritten as

  

Evaluating this integral gives

.

Finally, substituting  back into this expression gives the final answer:

(As this is an indefinite integral,  must be included).

Example Question #61 : Functions, Graphs, And Limits

Evaluate:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 

Example Question #1 : Finding Definite Integrals

Find  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is most easily solved by recognizing that .  

Example Question #3 : Finding Definite Integrals

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Remember the fundamental theorem of calculus!

Since our , we can't use the power rule. Instead we end up with: 

Remember to include the  for any anti-derivative or integral taken!

Now we can plug that equation into our FToC equation:

Notice that the c's cancel out. Plug in the given values for a and b and solve:

Example Question #61 : Asymptotic And Unbounded Behavior

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The integral of  is .  The constant 3 is simply multiplied by the integral.  

Example Question #2 : Finding Indefinite Integrals

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To integrate , we need to get the two equations in terms of each other. We are going to use "u-substitution" to create a new variable, , which will equal .

Now, if , then 

 

Multiply both sides by  to get the more familiar: 

Note that our , and our original equation was asking for a positive .

That means if we want  in terms of , it looks like this:

Bring the negative sign to the outside:

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We can use the power rule to find the integral of :

Since we said that , we can plug that back into the equation to get our answer:

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