MATHEMATICS 1B (MATH141)
TUTORIAL 3 (12–16 AUGUST 2024)
1. Evaluate the following definite integrals.
∫ π/6 ∫ π/3 tan x ∫ 2
cos x e
(a) 3 dx (b) dx (c) 10x dx
π/2 sin x 0 cos2 x 1
∫ e2 ∫ 1 ∫ 4
dx x2 dx
(d) (e) dx (f) √ √
e x log2 x 0 1 + x6 1 x5 x
√
(Ans: (a) −3/2, (b) e 3
− 1, (c) 90/ln 10, (d) (ln 2)2 , (e) π/12, (f) 8/(25 ln 5))
2ex
2. (a) Derive the identity sech x = 2x .
e +1
∫
(b) Use this result to evaluate sech x dx. (Ans: 2 arctan(ex ) + C)
Integration by parts
3. Evaluate the following integrals
∫ ∫ ∫ ∫ e
ln x
2
(a) 2x cos x dx (b) e−x sin x dx (c) cos(ln x) dx (d) √
dx
e x2
∫ ∫ (∫ )
1/2 1 x √
(e) arctan(2x) dx (f) 3(x − 1) 2
1 + (t − 1)4 dt dx
0 0 0
(Ans: (a) 2x2 sin x+4x cos x−4 sin x+C, (b) − 21 e−x (cos√x+sin x)+C, (c) 12 x(cos(ln x)+
sin(ln x)) + C, (d) − 2e + 2√3 e , (e) 18 (π − ln 4), (f) 8−1
6
)
4. Derive the reduction formulae
∫ ∫
1 n−2
(a) n
sec x dx = sec n−2
x tan x + secn−2 x dx (n ≥ 2)
n−1 n−1
∫ ∫
(b) x e dx = x e − n xn−1 ex dx (n ≥ 1)
n x n x
5. Use the above reduction formulae to evaluate the integrals.
∫
(a) sec6 x dx (Ans: 15 sec4 x tan x + 15
4 8
sec2 x tan x + 15 tan x + C)
∫ 1 √
(b) xe− x
dx (First use a substitution) (Ans: 12 − 32
e
)
0
6. (a) Obtain the area of the region enclosed by y = ln x, the line x = e and the x axis.
(Ans: 1)
(b) Determine the volume of the solid generated when the region in part (a) is revolved
about the x axis. (Ans: π(e − 2))
7. The region bounded by y = sin x (x ∈ [0, π/2]) and the x axis is revolved about the y
axis. Calculate the volume of the resulting solid using cross sections (a) parallel to the
y axis (i.e. cylindrical shell method), and (b) perpendicular to the y axis (i.e. washer
method). (Ans: 2π)
Integrating trigonometric functions
8. Obtain the integrals.
∫ ∫ π/3 ∫
(a) sin3 7θ dθ (b) 3 4
sin 9x cos 9x dx (c) 8 sin2 x cos4 x dx
0
∫ ∫ π/6
3
(d) tan 6x dx (Without using reduction formula below) (e) sec3 2θ tan 2θ dθ
0
(Ans: (a) − 17 cos 7θ + 21
1
cos3 7θ + C (b) 4/315 (c) 21 x − 18 sin 4x + 61 sin3 2x + C
(d) 12 tan2 6x + 6 ln | cos 6x| + C (e) 7/6 )
1 1
9. Evaluate
∫ ∫ ∫
x x
(a) sin 3x cos 5x dx (b) cos cos dx (c) sin x sin 2x sin 3x dx
2 3
(Ans: (a) 14 cos 2x− 16
1
cos 8x+C, (b) 35 sin 56 x+3 sin 61 x+C, (c) 24 1 1
cos 6x− 16 cos 4x−
1
8
cos 2x + C)
∫ ∫
1
10. (a) Derive the formula n
tan x dx = tan n−1
x − tann−2 x dx (n ≥ 2).
n−1
∫
tan5 (1/x)
(b) Hence evaluate dx. (Ans: − 14 tan4 (1/x)+ 21 tan2 (1/x)+ln | cos(1/x)|+
x2
C)
