Assignment 4

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course Mth 174

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Question: Section 7.2 Problem 3

7.2.3 (previously 7.2.12. (3d edition 7.2.11, 2d edition 7.3.12)) Give an antiderivative of sin^2 x

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Your solution:

Ant(sin^2 x) = Ant{[sin(x)]^2}

u = sin(x)

du/dx = cos(x)

Ant(u) = -cos(x)

Ant{[sin(x)]^2} = -cos(x)sin(x) - Ant{[cos(x)][-cos(x)]}

= -cos(x)sin(x) + Ant{[cos(x)]^2}

= -cos(x)sin(x) + Ant{(1-[sin(x)]^2}

= -cos(x)sin(x) + Ant(1) + Ant{[sin(x)]^2}

= -cos(x)sin(x) + x + Ant{[sin(x)]^2}

2Ant{[sin(x)]^2} = -cos(x)sin(x) + x

Ant{[sin(x)]^2} = -(1/2)cos(x)sin(x) + (1/2)x + C

confidence rating #$&*: 3

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Given Solution: Good student solution:

The answer is -1/2 (sinx * cosx) + x/2 + C

I arrived at this using integration by parts:

u= sinx u' = cosx

v'= sinx v = -cosx

int(sin^2x)= sinx(-cosx) - int(cos x (-cos x))

int(sin^2x)= -sinx(cosx) +int(cos^2(x))

cos^2(x) = 1-sin^2(x) therefore

int(sin^2x)= -sinx(cosx) + int(1-sin^2(x))

int(sin^2x)= -sinx(cosx) + int(1) - int(sin^2(x))

2int(sin^2x)= -sinx(cosx) + int(1dx)

2int(sin^2x)= -sinx(cosx) + x

int(sin^2x)= -1/2 sinx(-cosx) + x/2

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT: This is the appropriate method to use in this section.

You could alternatively use trigonometric identities such as

sin^2(x) = (1 - cos(2x) ) / 2 and sin(2x) = 2 sin x cos x.

Solution by trigonometric identities:

sin^2(x) = (1 - cos(2x) ) / 2 so the antiderivative is

1/2 ( x - sin(2x) / 2 ) + c =

1/2 ( x - sin x cos x) + c.

note that sin(2x) = 2 sin x cos x.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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Question: Section 7.2 Problem 4

problem 7.2.4 (previously 7.2.16 was 7.3.18) antiderivative of (t+2) `sqrt(2+3t)

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Your solution:

Ant{(t+2)(2+3t)^(1/2)

u = t + 2

du/dt = 1

dv/dt = (2 + 3t)^(1/2)

v = (2/3)(1/3)(2 + 3t)^(3/2) = (2/9)(2+3t)^(3/2)

Ant{(t+2)(2+3t)^(1/2)}dt = (2/9)(2+3t)^(3/2)(t+2) - Ant{(2/9)(2+3t)^(3/2)}

= (2/9)(2+3t)^(3/2)(t+2) - (2/9)(1/3)(2/5)(3t+2)^(5/2)

= (2/9)(2+3t)^(3/2)(t+2) - 4/135 (3t+2)^(5/2)

= (3t+2)^(3/2) [2/9 (t+2) - 4/135 (3t+2)] + C

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Given Solution: If you use

u=t+2

u'=1

v'=(2+3t)^(1/2)

v=2/9 (3t+2)^(3/2)

then you get

2/9 (t+2) (3t+2)^(3/2) - integral( 2/9 (3t+2)^(3/2) dt ) or

2/9 (t+2) (3t+2)^(3/2) - 2 / (3 * 5/2 * 9) (3t+2)^(5/2) or

2/9 (t+2) (3t+2)^(3/2) - 4/135 (3t+2)^(5/2). Factoring out (3t + 2)^(3/2) you get

(3t+2)^(3/2) [ 2/9 (t+2) - 4/135 (3t+2) ] or

(3t+2)^(3/2) [ 30/135 (t+2) - 4/135 (3t+2) ] or

(3t+2)^(3/2) [ 30 (t+2) - 4(3t+2) ] / 135 which simplifies to

2( 9t + 26) ( 3t+2)^(3/2) / 135.

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Self-critique (if necessary): I got the same answer but did not simplify as much as you did.

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Question: Section 7.2 Problem 8

**** problem 7.2.8 (previously 7.2.27 was 7.3.12) antiderivative of x^5 cos(x^3)

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Your solution:

Ant{x^5 cos(x^3)} dx

u = x^3

du/dx = 3x

dv/dx = x^2 cos(x^3)

v = 1/3 sin(x^3)

Ant{x^5 cos(x^3)} dx = (1/3)[x^3 sin(x^3)] - (1/3) * Ant{3 x^2 sin(x^3)}dx

w = x^3

dw/dx = 3x^2

Ant{x^5 cos(x^3)} dx = (1/3)[x^3 sin(x^3)] + (1/3)[cos(x^3)] + C

confidence rating #$&*: 3

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Given Solution:

It usually takes some trial and error to get this one:

• We could try u = x^5, v ' = cos(x^3), but we can't integrate cos(x^3) to get an expression for v.

• We could try u = cos(x^3) and v' = x^5. We would get u ' = -3x^2 cos(x^3) and v = x^6 / 6. We would end up having to integrate v u ' = -x^8 / 18 cos(x^3), and that's worse than what we started with.

• We could try u = x^4 and v ' = x cos(x^3), or u = x^3 and v ' = x^2 cos(x^3), or u = x^2 and v ' = x^3 cos(x^3), etc..

The combination that works is the one for which we can find an antiderivative of v '. That turns out to be the following:

Let u = x^3, v' = x^2 cos(x^3).

Then u' = 3 x^2 and v = 1/3 sin(x^3) so you have

1/3 * x^3 sin(x^3) - 1/3 * int(3 x^2 sin(x^3) dx).

Now let u = x^3 so du/dx = 3x^2. You get

1/3 * x^3 sin(x^3) - 1/3 * int( sin u du ) = 1/3 (x^3 sin(x^3) + cos u ) = 1/3 ( x^3 sin(x^3) + cos(x^3) ).

It's pretty neat the way this one works out, but you have to try a lot of u and v combinations before you come across the right one.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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Question: **** What substitution, breakdown into parts and/or other tricks did you use to obtain the antiderivative?

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Your solution:

I had to try several different solutions in order to come up with the correct u and v combination.

confidence rating #$&*: 3

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Given Solution:

TYPICAL STUDENT COMMENT:

I tried several things:

v'=cos(x^3)

v=int of v'

u=x^5

u'=5x^4

I tried to figure out the int of cos(x^3), but I keep getting confused:

It becomes the int of 1/3cosudu/u^(1/3)

I feel like I`m going in circles with some of these.

INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE:

As noted in the given solution, it often takes some trial and error. With practice you learn what to look for.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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Question: Section 7.2 Problem 13

problem7.2.13 (previously 7.2.50 was 7.3.48) f(0)=6, f(1) = 5, f'(1) = 2; find int( x f'', x, 0, 1).

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Your solution:

Since f(x) is the antiderivative of f’(x), the integral of f’(x) over the interval from 0 to 1 must be:

f(0) - f(1) = (6) - (5) = 1

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The integral is of x f ', not just f '.

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Given Solution:

You don't need to know the specific function. You can find this one using integration by parts:

Let u=x and v' = f''(x). Then

u'=1 and v=f'(x).

uv-integral of u'v is thus

xf'(x)-integral of f'(x)

Integral of f'(x) is f(x). So antiderivative is

x f ' (x)-f(x), which we evaluate between 0 and 1. Using the given values we get

1 * f'(1)- (f(1) - f(0)) =

f ‘ (1) + f(0) - f(1) =

2 + 6 - 5 = 3.

STUDENT COMMENT: it seems awkward that the area is negative, so I believe that something is mixed up, but I have looked over it, and I`m not sure what exactly needs to be corrected

** the integral isn't really the area. If the function is negative then the integral over a positive interval will be the negative of the area. **

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**** Query Add comments on any surprises or insights you experienced as a result of this assignment.

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This was a very tedious assignment, but it will surely be a useful tool in computing areas over fixed integrals in the future. I do need more practice at these integrals, because I feel as if I`m going in circles on some of them. Any suggestions for proper techniques or hints on how to choose u and v? I have tried to look at how each variable would integrate the easiest, but I seem to make it look even more complex than it did at the beginning.

** you want to look at it that way, but sometimes you just have to try every possible combination. For x^5 cos(x^3) you can use

u = x^5, v' = cos(x^3), but you can't integrate v'. At this point you might see that you need an x^2 with the cos(x^3) and then you've got it, if you just plow ahead and trust your reasoning.

If you don't see it the next thing to try is logically u = x^4, v' = x cos(x^3). Doesn't work, but the next thing would be u = x^3, v' = x^2 cos(x^3) and you've got it if you work it through.

Of course there are more complicated combinations like u = x cos(x^3) and v' = x^4, but as you'll see if you work out a few such combinations, they usually give you an expression more complicated than the one you started with. **

This assignment was very time consuming because many of the problems had to be worked several times to achieve a

suitable answer. I will definitely need to practice doing more

** Integration technique does take a good deal of practice. There really aren't any shortcuts.

It's very important, of course, to always check your solutions by differentiating your antiderivatives. This helps greatly, both as a check and as a way to begin recognizing common patterns. **

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Question: `q005. Find the integral of t^2 sin(t^2) with respect to t.

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Your solution:

Ant{t^2 sin(t^2)} dt

u = t^2

du/dt = 2t

dv/dt = sin(t^2)

v = -(1/2)cos(t^2)/t

Ant{t^2 sin(t^2)} dt = -(1/2)t cos(t^2) + C

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