Calculus 2 : Finding Integrals

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Example Questions

Example Question #137 : Definite Integrals

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, chop up the fraction into two separate terms:


Now, integrate:

Evaluate at 4 and then at 1. Subtract the results:

Round to four places:

 

Example Question #151 : Finding Integrals

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First off, chop up the fraction into three separate terms:

Integrate. Remember to raise the exponent by 1 and then also put that result on the denominator:

Simplify and add C because it is an indefinite integral:

 

Example Question #139 : Definite Integrals

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First off, chop up the fraction into two separate terms:

Now integrate:

Evaluate at 5 and then 1. Subtract the results.

Round to four places:

Example Question #152 : Finding Integrals

Integrate  from .

Possible Answers:

None of the Above

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Rewrite the denominator as x to a certain power. A square root means that the exponent will have a value of .

We get .


Step 2: Divide the numerator and denominator of the function. When we divide terms with exponents, we must make sure that the bases are the same. Both bases are , so let's continue. When you divide exponents, you are subtracting them. You subtract the bottom exponent FROM the top exponent. 
We get . We will convert the  into a fraction with denominator . By default, the denominator is . We will multiply the numerator and denominator by 2, so the new fraction is .

Step 3: Subtract the converted fraction (exponent of top) and the exponent of the bottom.

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The exponent of the  term is .

Step 4: Integrate...
When we Integrate, we add  to the exponent. We then divide the new function with a new exponent by that new exponent.

So, we get: .

Evaluate  and then rewrite..


We get: 

Step 5: Evaluate the upper and the lower limit:

If 


Flip the denominator and multiply:

If 

Step 6:

Subtract lower limit from the upper limit:

Example Question #141 : Definite Integrals

Evaluate .

Possible Answers:

The integral cannot be evaluated.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This integral cannot be evaluated using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, since an antiderivative does not exist for . Instead, we need to find the area under the curve  bounded by the axis.

 

 from , is the graph of the upper half of the circle . The area of this upper half is

.

Hence

 

Example Question #141 : Definite Integrals

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, chop up the fraction into two separate fractions:

Now, integrate:

Next, evaluate at 2 and then at 0. Subtract the results:

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Example Question #142 : Definite Integrals

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, integrate. Remember to raise the exponent by 1 and also put that result on the denominator:

Simplify to get:

Now, evaluate at 3 and then at 1. Subtract the results:

Example Question #143 : Definite Integrals

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, integrate. Remember to raise the exponent by 1 and also put that result on the denominator:

Simplify to get:



Now, evaluate at 3 and then 0. Subtract the results:

Example Question #151 : Finding Integrals

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, integrate. Remember to raise the exponent by 1 and also put that result on the denominator:

Now, evaluate at 2 and then 1:

.

Example Question #145 : Definite Integrals

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall that when integrating, you must raise the exponent by 1 and also put that result on the denominator:

Simplify to get:

Now, evaluate at 1 and then at 0:

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