Calculus 2 : Finding Integrals

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Example Questions

Example Question #601 : Finding Integrals

Please solve the following integral. 

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{\arctan x}{1 + x^2} dx\)  

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{\arctan x^2}{2} + C\)

\(\displaystyle (\arctan x)^{2} + C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{(\arctan x)^{2}}{2} + C\)

\(\displaystyle \arctan x + C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{(\arctan x)^{3}}{3} + C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{(\arctan x)^{2}}{2} + C\)

Explanation:

We know that the derivative of \(\displaystyle \arctan(x)\) is \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{1 + x^2}\).

So substituting

\(\displaystyle u = \arctan(x)\) allows us to have 

\(\displaystyle du= \frac{1}{1 + x^2}\).

This allows us to rewrite the integral as 

\(\displaystyle \int u du\) which, when integrated, gives us 

\(\displaystyle \frac{u^2}{2} + C\).

Substiting x back in gives us the answer, 

\(\displaystyle \frac{(\arctan x)^{2}}{2} + C\).

Example Question #602 : Finding Integrals

Evaluate the integral:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{4-9x^2}}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle -\frac{1}{3}\arcsin(\frac{3}{2}x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\arcsin(\frac{3}{2}x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\arcsin(3x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \arcsin(\frac{3}{2}x)+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\arcsin(\frac{3}{2}x)+C\)

Explanation:

To evaluate the integral, we must recognize that what we were given looks very similar to the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}=\arcsin(\frac{x}{a})+C\)

To make our integral look like the one above, we must perform the following substiution:

\(\displaystyle u=3x, du=3dx\)

Now, rewrite our integral:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\int \frac{du}{\sqrt{4-u^2}}\)

It looks like the one above, so we can integrate now:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\int \frac{du}{\sqrt{4-u^2}} = \frac{1}{3}\arcsin(\frac{u}{2})+C\)

Finally, replace u with our original term:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\arcsin(\frac{3}{2}x)+C\)

Example Question #603 : Finding Integrals

Evaluate the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int (x^4+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{4x^2+1})dx\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{x^5}{5}-\ln(x)+\arcsin(2x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{x^5}{5}+\ln\left |x \right |+\frac{\arctan(2x)}{2}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{x^5}{5}+\ln(x)+\frac{\arctan(2x)}{2}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{x^5}{5}+\ln(x)+\arcsin(2x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{{x^5}}{5}+\ln(x)+\arctan(2x)+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{x^5}{5}+\ln\left |x \right |+\frac{\arctan(2x)}{2}+C\)

Explanation:

To integrate, we must break the integral into three integrals:

\(\displaystyle \int x^4dx +\int \frac{dx}{x}+\int \frac{dx}{4x^2+`1}\)

The first integral is equal to 

\(\displaystyle \frac{x^5}{5}+C\)

and was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int x^ndx=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}+C\)

The second integral is equal to

\(\displaystyle \ln\left | x\right |+C\)

and was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{x}=\ln \left | x\right |+C\)

The final integral is found by performing the following substitution:

\(\displaystyle u=2x, du=2dx\)

Now, rewrite and integrate:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\int \frac{du}{u^2+1}=\frac{\arctan(u)}{2}+C\)

The integral was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{x^2+1}=\arctan(x)+C\)

Finally, rewrite the integral in terms of \(\displaystyle x\) by replacing \(\displaystyle u\) with the original term, and add all three integrals together to get a final answer of 

\(\displaystyle \frac{x^5}{5}+\ln\left |x \right |+\frac{\arctan(2x)}{2}+C\)

Example Question #604 : Finding Integrals

Evaluate the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int \cos^3(x)\sin^5(x)dx\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \sin^8(x)-\sin^6(x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle -\frac{\sin^8(x)}{8}+\frac{\sin^6(x)}{6}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\sin^8(x)}{8}-\frac{\sin^6(x)}{6}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\sin^8(x)}{8}-\frac{\cos^6(x)}{6}+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle -\frac{\sin^8(x)}{8}+\frac{\sin^6(x)}{6}+C\)

Explanation:

To integrate, we must make the following substitution:

\(\displaystyle u=\sin(x), du=\cos(x)\)

The derivative was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \frac{\mathrm{d} }{\mathrm{d} x} \sin(x)=\cos(x)\)

Now, rewrite the integral:

\(\displaystyle \int (1-u^2)(u^5)du\)

Notice that we changed

\(\displaystyle \cos^2(x)=1-\sin^2(x)=1-u^2\)

Next, distribute and integrate:

\(\displaystyle \int (u^5-u^7)du=\frac{u^6}{6}-\frac{u^8}{8}+C\)

The integral was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int x^ndx=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}+C\)

Finally, replace \(\displaystyle u\) with our original \(\displaystyle x\) term:

\(\displaystyle -\frac{\sin^8(x)}{8}+\frac{\sin^6(x)}{6}+C\)

Example Question #605 : Finding Integrals

Evaluate the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int \cos(x)\sin^6(x)dx\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 0\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\cos^7(x)}{7}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \sin(x)\cos(x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\sin^7(x)}{7}+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{\sin^7(x)}{7}+C\)

Explanation:

To solve the integral, we must make the following substitution:

\(\displaystyle u=\sin(x), du=\cos(x)\)

Now, rewrite the integral and integrate:

\(\displaystyle \int u^6 du=\frac{u^7}{7} + C\)

The integral was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int x^n dx=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}+C\)

Finally, replace \(\displaystyle u\) with our original \(\displaystyle x\) term:

\(\displaystyle \frac{\sin^7(x)}{7}+C\)

Example Question #21 : Solving Integrals By Substitution

Evaluate the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int (\frac{\sqrt{\sec^2(x)-1}}{\cos(x)})dx\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle -\sec(x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \sec(x)\tan(x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \sec(x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{-\sec^3(x)}{3}+C\)

\(\displaystyle (\sec(x))^{\frac{1}{2}}+\tan(x)+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \sec(x)+C\)

Explanation:

To evaluate the integral, we first must rewrite it as the following:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{\sqrt{\tan^2(x)}}{\cos(x)}dx=\int \frac{\tan(x)}{\cos(x)}dx=\int \frac{\sin(x)}{\cos^2(x)}dx\)

Now, perform the following subsitution:

\(\displaystyle u=\cos(x), du=-\sin(x)\)

Next, rewrite the integral and integrate:

\(\displaystyle -\int \frac{du}{u^2}=\frac{1}{u}+C\)

The integral was performed using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int x^n dx=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}+C\)

Finally, replace \(\displaystyle u\) with the \(\displaystyle x\) term:

\(\displaystyle \sec(x)+C\)

 

Example Question #22 : Solving Integrals By Substitution

Evaluate the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{5x^2+1}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}{\arctan(\sqrt{5}x)}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \arctan(\frac{x}{\sqrt{5}})+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}\arctan(\sqrt{5}x)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}\arcsin(\sqrt{5}x)+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}{\arctan(\sqrt{5}x)}+C\)

Explanation:

To evaluate the integral, we must first make the following substitution:

\(\displaystyle u=\sqrt{5}x, du=\sqrt{5}dx\)

Now, rewrite the integral and integrate:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\int \frac{du}{u^2+1}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\arctan(u)+C\)

The integral was performed using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{x^2+a^2}=\frac{1}{a}\arctan(\frac{x}{a})+C\)

Finally, replace u with the x term:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}{\arctan(\sqrt{5}x)}+C\)

 

 

Example Question #608 : Finding Integrals

Evaluate the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{9x^2+4}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\arctan(\frac{3x}{2})+C\)

\(\displaystyle \arctan(\frac{3x}{2})+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}\arctan(\frac{3x}{2})+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}\arctan(3x)+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}\arctan(\frac{3x}{2})+C\)

Explanation:

To integrate, we must first make the following substitution:

\(\displaystyle u=3x, du=3dx\)

Now, rewrite the integral in terms of u, and integrate:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\int \frac{du}{u^2+4}=\frac{1}{6}\arctan(\frac{u}{2})+C\)

The integration was performed using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{x^2+a^2}=\frac{1}{a}\arctan(\frac{x}{a})+C\)

Finally, replace u with our original term:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}\arctan(\frac{3x}{2})+C\)

Example Question #609 : Finding Integrals

Evaluate the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int \cos^3(x)\sin(x)dx\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 0\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\cos^4(x)}{4}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\cos^4(x)\sin^2(x)}{8}+C\)

\(\displaystyle -\frac{\cos^4(x)}{4}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\sin^4(x)}{4}+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle -\frac{\cos^4(x)}{4}+C\)

Explanation:

To evaluate the integral, we first must make the following substitution:

\(\displaystyle u=\cos(x), du=-\sin(x)dx\)

Now, rewrite the integral, and integrate:

\(\displaystyle -\int u^3du=-\frac{u^4}{4}+C\)

We used the following rule for integration:

\(\displaystyle \int x^n dx=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}+C\)

Finally, replace \(\displaystyle u\) with our original term:

\(\displaystyle -\frac{\cos^4(x)}{4}+C\)

Example Question #610 : Finding Integrals

Evaluate the following integral:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{x+3}}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \arctan(x+3)+C\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\ln\sqrt{x+3}}{2}+C\)

\(\displaystyle 2\ln\sqrt{x+3}+C\)

\(\displaystyle \ln\sqrt{x+3}+C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2\ln\sqrt{x+3}+C\)

Explanation:

To evaluate the integral, first we must make the following substitution:

\(\displaystyle u=\sqrt{x+3}, du=\frac{1}{2}(x+3)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\)

The derivative was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \frac{\mathrm{d} }{\mathrm{d} x} x^n=nx^{n-1}\)

Now, rewrite the integral and integrate:

\(\displaystyle 2\int \frac{du}{u}=2\ln\left | u\right |+C\)

The integral was performed using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{dx}{x}=\ln\left | x\right |+C\)

Finally, replace \(\displaystyle u\) with the \(\displaystyle x\) containing term:

\(\displaystyle 2\ln\sqrt{x+3}+C\)

Note that we removed the absolute value sign because the output of a square root is always positive.

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