Math 3112
Test 1
Fall 1996



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Problem 1 (15 points)   Find the following anti-derivatives:
1.
$\displaystyle \int \sin 3x\, dx= $
2.
$\displaystyle \int \cot x\,dx= $
3.
$\displaystyle \int \sec 2x\, dx= $


Problem 2 (15 points)   Compute the exact value of $\displaystyle \int_2^5 \frac{t^2+2}{t^2}\,dt $.


Problem 3 (15 points)   Compute $\displaystyle \int t e^{-t}\, dt $.

Problem 4 (15 points)   Compute $\displaystyle \int \cos^4 x\,dx $.

Problem 5 (15 points)  
1.
Explain why the area of the ellipse $\displaystyle \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 $ (see the picture below) is given by the integral     $\displaystyle 2b\cdot \int_{-a}^{a}\sqrt{1-\frac{x^2}{a^2}}\,dx $
2.
Compute the area of the ellipse!

Problem 6 (10 points)  
1.
Give numerical approximations to $\displaystyle I=\int_2^8 \frac{-1}{\ln t}\, dt $ using the Midpoint Rule with 50 steps MID(50), and the Trapezoidal Rule with 50 steps TRAP(50).





2.
Order the three quantities I, MID(50) and TRAP(50) according to their size.





Problem 7 (15 points)   Compute $\displaystyle \int \frac{x^2-2x-1}{(1-x)(x-2)^2}\,dx $.



Helmut Knaust
1998-10-05