Topical Paper On Integration 1
Topical Paper On Integration 1
Topical Paper On Integration 1
6.1 Integration
6.1.1 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus / 6.1.2 Integrating Powers of x / 6.1.3
Definite Integration / 6.1.4 Reverse Chain Rule / 6.1.5 Improper Integrals
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Easy Questions
1 Integrate
(i) 2 x,
(ii) 6 x2 ,
(iii) 1 12
x .
2
(3 marks)
2 Evaluate
∫2 4x dx ,
(i) 1
∫0 (9x 2 + 4x ) dx .
(ii) 3
(4 marks)
1 1
∫ (3x 2 + 2x − 2 )dx .
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(3 marks)
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4 (a) Show that
3x 3 + 4x 6
x2
(2 marks)
⎛⎜ 3x 3 + 4x 6 ⎞⎟
∫ ⎜
⎝ x2
⎟ dx .
⎠
(3 marks)
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5 (a) Integrate 5x 4 + 6x 2 + 2x + 3 .
(3 marks)
(3 marks)
6 Evaluate
∫ 3 (2kx + 3kx 2) dx
4
(4 marks)
y= ∫(2x 3 − x ) dx ,
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passes through the point (2 , -2).
(4 marks)
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8 (a) By first writing as x −2 , use calculus to show that
x2
1 1
∫1
a
dx = 1 −
x2 a
(3 marks)
(i) a = 10,
(ii) a = 1000,
(iii) a = 1 000 000 .
(2 marks)
(c) By considering your answers to part (b), suggest what number the value of the integral in
part (a) will approach as a → ∞ .
(1 mark)
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Medium Questions
1 Use calculus to find
∫(3x 2 + 5x + 3) dx
(2 marks)
2 Evaluate
∫1 (4x + 6x 2) dx
5
(2 marks)
3 Find the equation of the curve passing through the point (4, 64) and given by
y= ∫(3 − 2x + 6x 2) dx
(3 marks)
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4 (a) Show that
(3 − 2x ) 2 = 9 − 12x + 4x 2
(2 marks)
∫(3 − 2x ) 2 dx
(2 marks)
5 Given
∫k (2x − 1) dx = 20
5
(4 marks)
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d 2y dy
6 (a) Given = 30x and that when x = 1 , = 17 , show that
dx 2 dx
dy
= 15x 2 + 2
dx
(4 marks)
(3 marks)
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7 (a) Use calculus to show that
2 1
∫1
a
3
dx = 1 − 2
x a
(3 marks)
1
(b) By first considering the limit of as a → ∞ , determine the value of
a2
∞ 2
∫1 x3
dx
(2 marks)
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Hard Questions
1 Use calculus to find the value of
x2 + 1
∫4
9
dx
x
(5 marks)
2 Find the equation of the curve passing through the point (-2, 3) and given by
4
y= ∫ ⎛⎜⎜⎝3 − 2x + x 2 ⎞⎟⎟⎠ dx
(4 marks)
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3 (a) Using the binomial expansion, or otherwise, show that
(2 − x ) 3 = 8 − 12x + 6x 2 − x 3
(3 marks)
∫(2 − x ) 3 dx
(3 marks)
4 Given
1 15
∫1
p
(1 + ) dx =
x2 4
(5 marks)
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5 A function, f (x ) , has second derivative given by
f''(x ) = 6(x − 2) .
(5 marks)
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6 (a) Use calculus to find the exact value of each of the following improper integrals:
∞ 5
∫7 x2
dx
(4 marks)
2
∫0
18
(b) dx
x
(4 marks)
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Very Hard Questions
1 Use calculus to find
∫ (2 x + 5x 3 ) dx
(3 marks)
x3 + 3 x
∫2
4
dx
2 x
(5 marks)
3 Find the equation of the curve passing through the point (4, -8) and given by
⎛ 2 ⎞
y= ∫ ⎜⎜⎜⎝ x
− x − 3 ⎟⎟⎟ dx
⎠
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(4 marks)
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4 (a) Show that
⎛⎜ 1 ⎞3 27 9 1
⎜3 − x ⎟⎟ = 27 − x + x2 − x3
⎝ 2 ⎠ 2 4 8
(3 marks)
⎛⎜ ⎛⎜ 1 ⎞ ⎞3
∫ ⎜2 ⎜3 − x ⎟⎟ ⎟⎟ dx
⎝ ⎝ 2 ⎠⎠
(3 marks)
5 Given
∫q
4q
5x x dx = 15 066
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(5 marks)
f''(x ) = 2( 18x − 5) .
(6 marks)
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7 (a) Given that
∞ 3
∫p x x
dx = 3
(5 marks)
q + 3x
∫0
50
dx = 750 2
x
(5 marks)
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