Sultan Qaboos University - College of Science

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

MATH2108 (Calculus II)- Fall 2012 - TEST 1
SOLUTIONS
1. (7 points) Sketch and nd the area of the region bounded by y = x
2
7 and
y = x 1.
Solution. The intersection points of the parabola y = x
2
7 and the line y = x1
are deduced from the equation x
2
7 = x 1, i.e. x
2
x 6 = 0. Solving this
quadratic equation, we obtain the roots x = 2 and x = 3. Hence the required
area is equal to
A =
3
_
2
_
(x 1) (x
2
7)

dx
=
3
_
2
_
x x
2
+ 6
_
dx
=
_
x
2
2

x
3
3
+ 6x
_
|
3
2
=
_
9
2

27
3
+ 18
_

_
4
2
+
8
3
12
_
=
5
2

35
3
+ 30
=
15 70 + 180
6
=
125
6
.
2. (7 points) Compute the volume of the solid obtained by revolving the region
bounded by y = x
3
1, the y-axis and y = 1 about y = 1.
Solution. The variable to take for calculating the volume is y. The corresponding
radius is y + 1; and the corresponding height is essentially the abscissa value of
the intersection of the horizontal line with value y and y = x
3
1, i.e. height is
3

y + 1. Therefore the required volume is equal to

V =
+1
_
1
2(y + 1)(y + 1)
1
3
dy
= 2
+1
_
1
(y + 1)
4
3
dy
[y + 1 = t, 0 t 2, dy = dt]
= 2
2
_
0
t
4
3
dt
= 2
3
7
t
7
3
|
2
0
=
6
7
2
7
3
=
6
7
2
2
2
1
3
=
24
7
2
1
3
.
If a student uses washers method, then outer radius is 2, inner radius is x
3
1
(1) = x
3
. Hence
V =
3

2
_
0
[2
2
(x
3
)
2
]dx
=
3

2
_
0
[4 x
6
]dx
= (4x
x
7
7
) |
3

2
0
=
24
3

2
7
.
3. (6 points) Compute the arc length for the following curve exactly: y =
2
3
(x
2
+1)
3/2
on [1, 4].
Solution. The formula for arc length of a curve gives us that the required arc
length is equal to
l =
4
_
1
_
1 + (y

(x))
2
dx.
Since y

(x) = (
2
3
(x
2
+ 1)
3/2
)

=
2
3

3
2
(x
2
+ 1)
1
2
2x = 2x(x
2
+ 1)
1
2
, we have that
l =
4
_
1
_
1 +
_
2x(x
2
+ 1)
1
2

2
dx
=
4
_
1
_
1 + 4x
2
(x
2
+ 1)dx
=
4
_
1

1 + 4x
4
+ 4x
2
dx
=
4
_
1
_
(1 + 2x
2
)
2
dx
=
4
_
1
(1 + 2x
2
)dx
= (x +
2
3
x
3
) |
4
1
= 4 +
2
3
64 1
2
3
= 3 +
2
3
63
= 3 + 2 21
= 45.
4. (5+5 points) Evaluate the following integrals:
(a)

12
_
0
x tan
1
(2x)dx
(b)
_
dx
x
2

x
2
4
, x > 2
Solution. (a). We do integration by parts:
u = tan
1
(2x) dv = xdx
du =
2
1 + 4x
2
dx v =
x
2
2
.
Therefore

12
_
0
x tan
1
(2x)dx = uv |

12
0

12
_
0
vdu
=
x
2
2
tan
1
(2x) |

12
0

12
_
0
x
2
1 + 4x
2
dx
=

2
288
tan
1
(

6
) 0
1
4

12
_
0
4x
2
1 + 4x
2
dx
=

2
288
tan
1
(

6
)
1
4

12
_
0
4x
2
+ 1 1
1 + 4x
2
dx
=

2
288
tan
1
(

6
)
1
4

12
_
0
dx +
1
4

12
_
0
1
1 + 4x
2
dx
=

2
288
tan
1
(

6
)
1
4
x |

12
0
+
1
8
tan
1
(2x) |

12
0
=

2
288
tan
1
(

6
)

48
+
1
8
tan
1
(

6
)
=

2
6

3 + 36
288

3
; OR
0.026504
(b). We will use the following trigonometric substitution: x = 2 sec . We also will
make use of x
2
4 = 4 sec
2
4 = 4(sec
2
1) = 4 tan
2
, and dx = 2 tan sec d.
Hence
_
dx
x
2

x
2
4
=
_
2 tan sec
4 sec
2
2 tan
d
=
1
4
_
1
sec
d
=
1
4
_
cos d
=
1
4
sin + C.
Now, cos =
2
x
and so sin =

1 cos
2
=
_
1 (
2
x
)
2
. Thus
_
dx
x
2

x
2
4
=
1
4
_
1 (
2
x
)
2
+ C.
5. (5+5 points)
Evaluate the following integrals:
(a)

3
_
0
tan
3
x sec
3
2
xdx.
(b)
_
x+4
x
3
+3x
2
10x
dx
Solution. (a). The substitution to make is u = sec x. Then du = tan x sec xdx,
tan
2
x = sec
2
x 1 and 1 u 2. Thus

3
_
0
tan
3
x sec
3
2
xdx =

3
_
0
tan
2
x sec
1
2
x tan x sec xdx
=
2
_
1
(u
2
1)u
1
2
du
=
2
_
1
(u
5
2
u
1
2
)du
=
_
2
7
y
7
2

2
3
y
3
2

|
2
1
=
2
7
2
7
2

2
3
2
3
2

2
7
+
2
3
=
16

2
7

4

2
3

2
7
+
2
3
.
(b). First decompose the given rational function:
x + 4
x
3
+ 3x
2
10x
=
x + 4
x(x
2
+ 3x 10)
=
x + 4
x(x 2)(x + 5)
=
A
x
+
B
x 2
+
C
x + 5
.
From this one derives that
x + 4 = A(x 2)(x + 5) + Bx(x + 5) + Cx(x 2).
Letting x = 0, one obtains 4 = 10A, thus A =
2
5
.
Letting x = 5, one obtains 1 = 35C, thus C =
1
35
.
Letting x = 2, one obtains 6 = 14B, thus B =
3
7
.
Therefore
_
x + 4
x
3
+ 3x
2
10x
dx =
2
5
_
dx
x
+
3
7
_
dx
x 2

1
35
_
dx
x + 5
=
2
5
ln |x| +
3
7
ln |x 2|
1
35
ln |x + 5| + C.