Integration & Calculus: Arctan x, Improper Integrals, Tangent Lines, Parametric Curves, Le, Exams of Calculus

A collection of calculus problems covering various topics such as integration using integration by parts, improper integrals, finding horizontal tangent lines, parametric curves, length of curves, area bounded by curves in polar coordinates, sequences, and series. Students are asked to find antiderivatives, check answers, determine convergence or divergence, and evaluate integrals.

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Pre 2010

Uploaded on 08/19/2009

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1. Consider the integral Arctan x dx.
(a) Use the integration by parts formula on this integral. Clearly
indicate your choice for u and v, as well as their differentials, du
and dv
(b) Using part (a), complete the integration.
(c) Check your answer (how?)
2. Is the following improper integral convergent or divergent?
If it is convergent, find the value of the integral.
3. Consider curve given by x = t2, y = t3 – 3t
(a) Find the equations of all horizontal tangent lines to the
curve.
(b) Find an expression for the second derivative, 2
2
dy
dx .
4. Consider the curve given parametrically by x = et, y = In t.
(a) Write an expression for the differential of arc length, ds .
(b) Set up an integral that gives the length of the
curve from t – 1 to t = 2.
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dx x(ln x)

  1. Consider the integral ∫ Arctan x d x. ( a ) Use the integration by parts formula on this integral. Clearly indicate your choice for u and v, as well as their differentials, du and dv (b) Using part (a), complete the integration. (c) Check your answer (how?)
  2. Is the following improper integral convergent or divergent?

If it is convergent, find the value of the integral.

  1. Consider curve given by x = t 2 , y = t 3 – 3t (a) Find the equations of all horizontal tangent lines to the curve.

(b) Find an expression for the second derivative,

2 2

d y dx

  1. Consider the curve given parametrically by x = e t^ , y = In t. ( a ) Write an expression for the differential of arc length, d s. ( b ) S e t u p a n i n t e g r a l t h a t g i v e s t h e l e n g t h o f t h e c u r ve f r o m t – 1 t o t = 2.

n 1

3n 2n 1

= −

n n

π

(c) Set up an integral that gives the length of the curve from t = 1 to t = 2. (c) Use the calculator to evaluate this integral to at least 4 decimal places.

  1. Find the area bounded by the curve given in polar coordinates r = 1 + 3θ, inside the sector 0 < 0 < 7π.
  2. Are the following sequences {an} convergent or divergent? If convergent, find the limit of the sequence. ( a ) a (^) n = e n^ (n 2 +3) ( b ) a (^) n = n + 1 − n
  3. Determine if the following series are convergent or divergent. If convergent, find the sum of the series.

(a)

(b)