High School Math : Calculus II — Integrals

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Vector

Find the magnitude of .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 therefore the vector is

To solve for the magnitude:


 

Example Question #22 : Calculus Ii — Integrals

Let  and  be the following vectors:   and . If  is the acute angle between the vectors, then which of the following is equal to ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The cosine of the acute angle between two vectors is given by the following formula:

, where  represents the dot product of the two vectors,   is the magnitude of vector a, and  is the magnitude of vector b.

First, we will need to compute the dot product of the two vectors. Let's say we have two general vectors in space (three dimensions),  and . Let the components of  be  and the components of  be . Then the dot product  is defined as follows:

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Going back to the original problem, we can use this definition to find the dot product of   and .

The next two things we will need to compute are  and 

Let the components of a general vector  be . Then  is defined as .

Thus, if   and , then

and 

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Now, we put all of this information together to find the cosine of the angle between the two vectors.

We just need to simplify this. 

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In order to get it completely simplified, we have to rationalize the denominator by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the sqare root of 21.

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We just have one more step. We need to solve for the value of the angle. In order to do this, we can take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation.

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The answer is .

Example Question #21 : Calculus Ii — Integrals

Find the second derivative of f(x).

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First we should find the first derivative of . Remember the derivative of is and the derivative of is  :

 

The second derivative is just the derivative of the first derivative:

 

 

 

Example Question #22 : Calculus Ii — Integrals

Find the derivative of the function

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use the Chain Rule:

Let , so that .

 

Example Question #1 : Derivative Interpreted As An Instantaneous Rate Of Change

Evaluate the following limit:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When  approaches 0 both  and  will approach . Therefore, L’Hopital’s Rule can be applied here. Take the derivatives of the numerator and denominator and try the limit again:

 

Example Question #21 : Calculus Ii — Integrals

Evaluate:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 

Example Question #22 : Calculus Ii — Integrals

Find  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is most easily solved by recognizing that .  

Example Question #21 : Calculus Ii — 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 #1 : Finding Definite Integrals

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Remember the fundamental theorem of calculus!

Since our , we can use the reverse power rule to find the indefinite integral or anti-derivative of our function:

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 #43 : Comparing Relative Magnitudes Of Functions And Their Rates Of Change

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Remember the fundamental theorem of calculus!

As it turns out, since our , the power rule really doesn't help us.  has a special anti derivative: .

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:

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