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18.01 Single Variable Calculus

Fall 2006

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Exam 4 Review

1. Trig substitution and trig integrals.
2. Partial fractions.
3. Integration by parts.
4. Arc length and surface area of revolution
5. Polar coordinates
6. Area in polar coordinates.

Questions from the Students

• Q: What do we need to know about parametric equations?
• A: Just keep this formula in mind:

� � 2 � � 2 dx dy ds = + dt dt

Example: You’re given x(t) = t^4 and y(t) = 1 + t Find s (length). (^) � ds = (4t^3 )^2 + (1)^2 dt Then, integrate with respect to t.

• Q: Can you quickly review how to do partial fractions?
• A: When finding partial fractions, first check whether the degree of the numerator is greater than or equal to the degree of the denominator. If so, you first need to do algebraic long- division. If not, then you can split into partial fractions. Example. x^2 + x + 1 (x − 1)^2 (x + 2) We already know the form of the solution:

x^2 + x + 1 A B C = + + (x − 1)^2 (x + 2) x − 1 (x − 1)^2 x + 2

There are two coefficients that are easy to find: B and C. We can find these by the cover-up method. 12 + 1 + 1 3 B = = (x 1) 1 + 2 3

Exam 4 Review Handout

1. Integrate by trigonometric substitution; evaluate the trigonometric integral and work backwards to the original variable by evaluating trig(trig−^1 ) using a right triangle:

a) a^2 − x^2 use x = a sin u, dx = a cos u du. b) a^2 + x^2 use x = a tan u, dx = a sec^2 u du c) x^2 − a^2 use x = a sec u, dx = a sec u tan u du

2. Integrate rational functions P/Q (ratio of polynomials) by the method of partial fractions: If the degree of P is less than the degree of Q, then factor Q completely into linear and quadratic factors, and write P/Q as a sum of simpler terms. For example,

3 x^2 + 1 A B 1 B 2 Cx + D = + + + (x − 1)(x + 2)^2 (x^2 + 9) x − 1 (x + 2) (x + 2)^2 x^2 + 9

Terms such as D/(x^2 + 9) can be integrated using the trigonometric substitution x = 3 tan u.

This method can be used to evaluate the integral of any rational function. In practice, the hard part turns out to be factoring the denominator! In recitation you encountered two other steps required to cover every case systematically, namely, completing the square^1 and long division.^2

3. Integration by parts: � (^) b uv�dx = uv

b (^) � (^) b

a

− u�vdx a^ a

This is used when u�v is simpler than uv�. (This is often the case if u�^ is simpler than u.)

4. Arclength: ds = dx^2 + dy^2. Depending on whether you want to integrate with respect to x, t or y this is written

ds = 1 + (dy/dx)^2 dx; ds = (dx/dt)^2 + (dy/dt)^2 dt; ds = (dx/dy)^2 + 1 dy

5. Surface area for a surface of revolution: a) around the x-axis: 2 πyds = 2πy 1 + (dy/dx)^2 dx (requires a formula for y = y(x))

b) around the y-axis: 2 πxds = 2πx (dx/dy)^2 + 1 dy (requires a formula for x = x(y))

6. Polar coordinates: x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ (or, more rarely, r = x^2 + y^2 , θ = tan−^1 (y/x)) a) Find the polar equation for a curve from its equation in (x, y) variables by substitution. b) Sketch curves given in polar coordinates and understand the range of the variable θ (often in preparation for integration).
7. Area in polar coordinates: (^) � θ (^2 ) r^2 dθ θ 1 2

(Pay attention to the range of θ to be sure that you are not double-counting regions or missing them.)

(^1) For example, we rewrite the denominator x (^2) + 4x + 13 = (x + 2) (^2) + 9 = u (^2) + a (^2) with u = x + 2 and a = 3. (^2) Long division is used when the degree of P is greater than or equal to the degree of Q. It expresses P (x)/Q(x) = P 1 (x) + R(x)/Q(x) with P 1 a quotient polynomial (easy to integrate) and R a remainder. The key point is that the remainder R has degree less than Q, so R/Q can be split into partial fractions.

The following formulas will be printed with Exam 4

sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1; sec^2 x = tan^2 x + 1

sin^2 x =

cos 2x; cos^2 x =

cos 2x

cos 2x = cos^2 x − sin^2 x; sin 2 x = 2 sin x cos x

d 2 d d 1 d 1 dx tan x = sec x; dx sec x = sec x tan x; dx tan−^1 x = 1 + x^2

dx sin−^1 x = √ 1 − x^2

tan x dx = − ln(cos x) + c; sec x dx = ln(sec x + tan x) + c

See the next page for a review on integration of rational functions.

2. If there are quadratic factors like (Ax^2 + Bx + C)p, one gets terms

a 1 x + b 1 a 2 x + b 2 x apx + bp

Ax^2 + Bx + C (Ax^2 + Bx + C)^2

(Ax^2 + Bx + C)p

for each such factor. (To integrate these quadratic pieces complete the square and make a trigonometric substitution.)