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Introduction to Integration: Get Stronger

Approximating Areas

  1. State whether the given sums are equal or unequal.
    1. 10Σi=1i and 10Σk=1k
    2. 10Σi=1i and 15Σi=6(i5)
    3. 10Σi=1i(i1) and 9Σj=0(j+1)j
    4. 10Σi=1i(i1) and 10Σk=1(k2k)

In the following exercise, use the rules for sums of powers of integers to compute the sums.

  1. 10i=5i2

Suppose that 100Σi=1ai=15 and 100Σi=1bi=12. In the following exercises (3-4), compute the sums.

  1. 100i=1(aibi)
  2. 100i=1(5ai+4bi)

In the following exercises (5-6), use summation properties and formulas to rewrite and evaluate the sums.

  1. 50j=1(j22j)
  2. 25k=1[(2k)2100k]

Let Ln denote the left-endpoint sum using n subintervals and let Rn denote the corresponding right-endpoint sum. In the following exercises (7-10), compute the indicated left and right sums for the given functions on the indicated interval.

  1. R4 for g(x)=cos(πx) on [0,1]
  2. R6 for f(x)=1x(x1) on [2,5]
  3. L4 for 1x2+1 on [2,2]
  4. L8 for x22x+1 on [0,2]

Express the following endpoint sums in sigma notation but do not evaluate them (11-12).

  1. L10 for f(x)=4x2 on [2,2]
  2. R100 for lnx on [1,e]

In the following exercises (13-15), graph the function then use a calculator or a computer program to evaluate the following left and right endpoint sums. Is the area under the curve between the left and right endpoint sums?

  1. L100 and R100 for y=x2 on the interval [0,1]
  2. L100 and R100 for y=x3 on the interval [1,1]
  3. L100 and R100 for y=e2x on the interval [1,1]

For the following exercises (16-21), solve each problem.

  1. Compute the left and right Riemann sums—L6 and R6, respectively—for f(x)=(3|3x|) on [0,6]. Compute their average value and compare it with the area under the graph of f.
  2. Compute the left and right Riemann sums—L6 and R6, respectively—for f(x)=9(x3)2 on [0,6] and compare their values.
  3. Let rj denote the total rainfall in Portland on the jth day of the year in 2009. Interpret 31j=1rj.
  4. To help get in shape, Joe gets a new pair of running shoes. If Joe runs 1 mi each day in week 1 and adds 110 mi to his daily routine each week, what is the total mileage on Joe’s shoes after 25 weeks?
  5. The following table gives the approximate increase in sea level in inches over 20 years starting in the given year. Estimate the net change in mean sea level from 1870 to 2010.
    Approximate 20-Year Sea Level Increases, 1870–1990Source: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10712-011-9119-1
    Starting Year 20-Year Change
    1870 0.3
    1890 1.5
    1910 0.2
    1930 2.8
    1950 0.7
    1970 1.1
    1990 1.5
  6. The following table gives the percent growth of the U.S. population beginning in July of the year indicated. If the U.S. population was 281,421,906 in July 2000, estimate the U.S. population in July 2010.
    Annual Percentage Growth of U.S. Population, 2000–2009Source: http://www.census.gov/popest/data.
    Year % Change/Year
    2000 1.12
    2001 0.99
    2002 0.93
    2003 0.86
    2004 0.93
    2005 0.93
    2006 0.97
    2007 0.96
    2008 0.95
    2009 0.88

In the following exercises (22-23), estimate the areas under the curves by computing the left Riemann sums, L8.

  1. The graph of a smooth curve going through the points (0,3), (1,2), (2,1), (3,2), (4,3), (5,4), (6,5), (7,4), and (8,3).
  2. The graph of a smooth curve going through the points (0, 3), (1, 5), (2, 7), (3, 6), (4, 8), (5, 6), (6, 5), (7, 4), and (8, 6).

The Definite Integral

In the following exercises (1-5), express the limits as integrals.

  1. limnnΣi=1(5(xi)23(xi)3)Δx over [0,2]
  2. limnnΣi=1cos2(2πxi)Δx over [0,1]
  3. Rn=1nnΣi=1in
  4. Rn=3nnΣi=1(3+3in)
  5. Rn=1nnΣi=1(1+in)log((1+in)2)

In the following exercises (6-8), evaluate the integrals of the functions graphed using the formulas for areas of triangles and circles, and subtracting the areas below the x-axis.

  1. A graph of three isosceles triangles corresponding to the functions 1 - |x-1| over [0,2], 2 - |x-4| over [2,4], and 3 - |x-9| over [6,12]. The first triangle has endpoints at (0,0), (2,0), and (1,1). The second triangle has endpoints at (2,0), (6,0), and (4,2). The last has endpoints at (6,0), (12,0), and (9,3). All three are shaded.
  2. A graph of three shaded triangles. The first has endpoints at (0, 0), (2, 0), and (1, 1) and corresponds to the function 1 - |x-1| over [0, 2]. The second has endpoints at (2, 0), (6, 0), and (4, -2) and corresponds to the function |x-4| - 2 over [2, 6]. The third has endpoints at (6, 0), (12, 0), and (9, 3) and corresponds to the function 3 - |x-9| over [6, 12].
  3. A graph with three shaded parts. The first is a triangle with endpoints at (0, 0), (2, 0), and (1, 1), which corresponds to the function 1 - |x-1| over [0, 2] in quadrant 1. The second is the lower half of a circle with center at (4, 0) and radius two, which corresponds to the function –sqrt(-12 + 8x – x^2) over [2, 6]. The last is a triangle with endpoints at (6, 0), (12, 0), and (9, 3), which corresponds to the function 3 - |x-9| over [6, 12].

In the following exercises (9-12), evaluate the integral using area formulas.

  1. 32(3x)dx
  2. 60(3|x3|)dx
  3. 514(x3)2dx
  4. 32(3|x|)dx

In the following exercises (13-14), use averages of values at the left (L) and right (R) endpoints to compute the integrals of the piecewise linear functions with graphs that pass through the given list of points over the indicated intervals.

  1. {(0,2),(1,0),(3,5),(5,5),(6,2),(8,0)} over [0,8]
  2. {(4,0),(2,2),(0,0),(1,2),(3,2),(4,0)} over [4,4]

Suppose that 40f(x)dx=5 and 20f(x)dx=3, and 40g(x)dx=1 and 20g(x)dx=2. In the following exercises (15-17), compute the integrals.

  1. 42(f(x)+g(x))dx
  2. 42(f(x)g(x))dx
  3. 42(4f(x)3g(x))dx

In the following exercises (18-19), use the identity AAf(x)dx=0Af(x)dx+A0f(x)dx to compute the integrals.

  1. ππt1+costdt
  2. 42(x3)3dx (Hint: Look at the graph of f.)

In the following exercises (20-22), given that 10xdx=12,10x2dx=13, and 10x3dx=14, compute the integrals.

  1. 10(1x+x2x3)dx
  2. 10(12x)3dx
  3. 10(75x3)dx

In the following exercises (23-25), use the comparison theorem.

  1. Show that 32(x3)(x+2)dx0.
  2. Show that 211+xdx211+x2dx.
  3. Show that π/4π/4costdtπ2/4.

In the following exercises (26-28), find the average value fave of f between a and b, and find a point c, where f(c)=fave.

  1. f(x)=x5,a=1,b=1
  2. f(x)=(3|x|),a=3,b=3
  3. f(x)=cosx,a=0,b=2π

In the following exercises (29-30), approximate the average value using Riemann sums L100 and R100. How does your answer compare with the exact given answer?

  1. y=ex/2 over the interval [0,1]; the exact solution is 2(e1).
  2. y=x+14x2 over the interval [1,1]; the exact solution is π6.

In the following exercises (31-33), compute the average value using the left Riemann sums LN for N=1,10,100. How does the accuracy compare with the given exact value?

  1. y=xex2 over the interval [0,2]; the exact solution is 14(e41).
  2. y=xsin(x2) over the interval [π,0]; the exact solution is cos(π2)12π.
  3. Suppose that A=π/4π/4sec2tdt=π and B=π/4π/4tan2tdt. Show that BA=π2.

The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

In the following exercises (1-8), use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 1, to find each derivative.

  1. ddxx1ecostdt
  2. ddxx4ds16s2
  3. ddxx0tdt
  4. ddx1cosx1t2dt
  5. ddxx21t1+tdt
  6. ddxe21lnu2du
  7. The graph of y=x0f(t)dt, where f is a piecewise constant function, is shown here. A graph of a function with linear segments that goes through the points (0, 0), (1, -1), (2, 1), (3, 1), (4, -2), (5, -2), and (6, 0). The area over the function but under the x axis over the interval [0, 1.5] and [3.25, 6] is shaded. The area under the function but over the x axis over the interval [1.5, 3.25] is shaded.
    1. Over which intervals is f positive? Over which intervals is it negative? Over which intervals, if any, is it equal to zero?
    2. What are the maximum and minimum values of f?
    3. What is the average value of f?
  8. The graph of y=x0(t)dt, where is a piecewise linear function, is shown here. A graph of a function that goes through the points (0, 0), (1, 1), (2, 0), (3, -1), (4.5, 0), (5, 1), and (6, 2). The area under the function and over the x axis over the intervals [0, 2] and [4.5, 6] is shaded. The area over the function and under the x axis over the interval [2, 2.5] is shaded.
    1. Over which intervals is positive? Over which intervals is it negative? Over which, if any, is it zero?
    2. Over which intervals is increasing? Over which is it decreasing? Over which intervals, if any, is it constant?
    3. What is the average value of ?

In the following exercises (9-21), use a calculator to estimate the area under the curve by computing T10, the average of the left- and right-endpoint Riemann sums using N=10 rectangles. Then, using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 2, determine the exact area.

  1. y=x3+6x2+x5 over [4,2]
  2. y=x+x2 over [1,9]
  3. 4x2dx over [1,4]
  4. 32(x2+3x5)dx
  5. 32(t29)(4t2)dt
  6. 10x99dx
  7. 41/4(x21x2)dx
  8. 4112xdx
  9. 161dtt1/4
  10. π/20sinθdθ
  11. π/40secθtanθdθ
  12. π/2π/4csc2θdθ
  13. 12(1t21t3)dt

In the following exercises (22-23), use the evaluation theorem to express the integral as a function F(x).

  1. x1etdt
  2. xxsintdt

In the following exercises (24-25), identify the roots of the integrand to remove absolute values, then evaluate using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 2.

  1. 42|t22t3|dt
  2. π/2π/2|sint|dt

For the following exercises (26-29), solve each problem.

  1. Suppose the rate of gasoline consumption in the United States can be modeled by a sinusoidal function of the form (11.21cos(πt6))×109 gal/mo.
    1. What is the average monthly consumption, and for which values of t is the rate at time t equal to the average rate?
    2. What is the number of gallons of gasoline consumed in the United States in a year?
    3. Write an integral that expresses the average monthly U.S. gas consumption during the part of the year between the beginning of April (t=3) and the end of September (t=9).
  2. Explain why, if f is continuous over [a,b] and is not equal to a constant, there is at least one point M[a,b] such that f(M)=1babaf(t)dt and at least one point m[a,b] such that f(m)<1babaf(t)dt.
  3. A point on an ellipse with major axis length 2a and minor axis length 2b has the coordinates (acosθ,bsinθ),0θ2π.
    1. Show that the distance from this point to the focus at (c,0) is d(θ)=a+ccosθ, where c=a2b2.
    2. Use these coordinates to show that the average distance ¯d from a point on the ellipse to the focus at (c,0), with respect to angle θ, is a.
  4. The force of gravitational attraction between the Sun and a planet is F(θ)=GmMr2(θ), where m is the mass of the planet, M is the mass of the Sun, G is a universal constant, and r(θ) is the distance between the Sun and the planet when the planet is at an angle θ with the major axis of its orbit. Assuming that M, m, and the ellipse parameters a and b (half-lengths of the major and minor axes) are given, set up—but do not evaluate—an integral that expresses in terms of G,m,M,a,b the average gravitational force between the Sun and the planet.

Integration Formulas and the Net Change Theorem

Use basic integration formulas to compute the following antiderivatives or definite integrals (1-3).

  1. (x1x)dx
  2. dx2x
  3. π0(sinxcosx)dx

For the following exercises (4-21), solve each problem.

  1. Write an integral that expresses the increase in the perimeter P(s) of a square when its side length s increases from 2 units to 4 units and evaluate the integral. 
  2. A regular N-gon (an N-sided polygon with sides that have equal length s, such as a pentagon or hexagon) has perimeter Ns. Write an integral that expresses the increase in perimeter of a regular N-gon when the length of each side increases from 1 unit to 2 units and evaluate the integral.
  3. A dodecahedron is a Platonic solid with a surface that consists of 12 pentagons, each of equal area. By how much does the surface area of a dodecahedron increase as the side length of each pentagon doubles from 1 unit to 2 units?
  4. Write an integral that quantifies the change in the area of the surface of a cube when its side length doubles from s unit to 2s units and evaluate the integral.
  5. Write an integral that quantifies the increase in the surface area of a sphere as its radius doubles from R unit to 2R units and evaluate the integral.
  6. Suppose that a particle moves along a straight line with velocity v(t)=42t, where 0t2 (in meters per second). Find the displacement at time t and the total distance traveled up to t=2.
  7. Suppose that a particle moves along a straight line with velocity defined by v(t)=|2t6|, where 0t6 (in meters per second). Find the displacement at time t and the total distance traveled up to t=6.
  8. A ball is thrown upward from a height of 1.5 m at an initial speed of 40 m/sec. Acceleration resulting from gravity is −9.8 m/sec2. Neglecting air resistance, solve for the velocity v(t) and the height h(t) of the ball t seconds after it is thrown and before it returns to the ground.
  9. The area A(t) of a circular shape is growing at a constant rate. If the area increases from 4π units to 9π units between times t=2 and t=3, find the net change in the radius during that time.
  10. Water flows into a conical tank with cross-sectional area πx2 at height x and volume πx33 up to height x. If water flows into the tank at a rate of 1 m3/min, find the height of water in the tank after 5 min. Find the change in height between 5 min and 10 min.
  11. The following table lists the electrical power in gigawatts—the rate at which energy is consumed—used in a certain city for different hours of the day, in a typical 24-hour period, with hour 1 corresponding to midnight to 1 a.m.
    Hour Power Hour Power
    1 28 13 48
    2 25 14 49
    3 24 15 49
    4 23 16 50
    5 24 17 50
    6 27 18 50
    7 29 19 46
    8 32 20 43
    9 34 21 42
    10 39 22 40
    11 42 23 37
    12 46 24 34

    Find the total amount of power in gigawatt-hours (gW-h) consumed by the city in a typical 24-hour period.

  12. The data in the following table are used to estimate the average power output produced by Peter Sagan for each of the last 18 sec of Stage 1 of the 2012 Tour de France.
    Average Power OutputSource: sportsexercisengineering.com
    Second Watts Second Watts
    1 600 10 1200
    2 500 11 1170
    3 575 12 1125
    4 1050 13 1100
    5 925 14 1075
    6 950 15 1000
    7 1050 16 950
    8 950 17 900
    9 1100 18 780

    Estimate the net energy used in kilojoules (kJ), noting that 1W =1 J/s, and the average power output by Sagan during this time interval.

  13. The distribution of incomes as of 2012 in the United States in $5000 increments is given in the following table. The kth row denotes the percentage of households with incomes between $5000xk and 5000xk+4999. The row k=40 contains all households with income between $200,000 and $250,000 and k=41 accounts for all households with income exceeding $250,000.
    Income DistributionsSource: http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p60-245.pdf
    0 3.5 21 1.5
    1 4.1 22 1.4
    2 5.9 23 1.3
    3 5.7 24 1.3
    4 5.9 25 1.1
    5 5.4 26 1.0
    6 5.5 27 0.75
    7 5.1 28 0.8
    8 4.8 29 1.0
    9 4.1 30 0.6
    10 4.3 31 0.6
    11 3.5 32 0.5
    12 3.7 33 0.5
    13 3.2 34 0.4
    14 3.0 35 0.3
    15 2.8 36 0.3
    16 2.5 37 0.3
    17 2.2 38 0.2
    18 2.2 39 1.8
    19 1.8 40 2.3
    20 2.1 41  
    1. Estimate the percentage of U.S. households in 2012 with incomes less than $55,000.
    2. What percentage of households had incomes exceeding $85,000?
    3. Plot the data and try to fit its shape to that of a graph of the form a(x+c)eb(x+e) for suitable a,b,c.
  14. For a given motor vehicle, the maximum achievable deceleration from braking is approximately 7 m/sec2 on dry concrete. On wet asphalt, it is approximately 2.5 m/sec2. Given that 1 mph corresponds to 0.447 m/sec, find the total distance that a car travels in meters on dry concrete after the brakes are applied until it comes to a complete stop if the initial velocity is 67 mph (30 m/sec) or if the initial braking velocity is 56 mph (25 m/sec). Find the corresponding distances if the surface is slippery wet asphalt.
  15. Sandra is a 25-year old woman who weighs 120 lb. She burns 30050t cal/hr while walking on her treadmill. Her caloric intake from drinking Gatorade is 100t calories during the tth hour. What is her net decrease in calories after walking for 3 hours?
  16. Although some engines are more efficient at given a horsepower than others, on average, fuel efficiency decreases with horsepower at a rate of 1/25 mpg/horsepower. If a typical 50-horsepower engine has an average fuel efficiency of 32 mpg, what is the average fuel efficiency of an engine with the following horsepower: 150, 300, 450?
  17. The following table provides hypothetical data regarding the level of service for a certain highway.
    Highway Speed Range (mph) Vehicles per Hour per Lane Density Range (vehicles/mi)
    >60 <600 <10
    6057 6001000 1020
    5754 10001500 2030
    5446 15001900 3045
    4630 19002100 4570
    <30 Unstable 70200
    1. Plot vehicles per hour per lane on the x-axis and highway speed on the y-axis.
    2. Compute the average decrease in speed (in miles per hour) per unit increase in congestion (vehicles per hour per lane) as the latter increases from 600 to 1000, from 1000 to 1500, and from 1500 to 2100. Does the decrease in miles per hour depend linearly on the increase in vehicles per hour per lane?
    3. Plot minutes per mile (60 times the reciprocal of miles per hour) as a function of vehicles per hour per lane. Is this function linear?
  18. An athlete runs by a motion detector, which records her speed, as displayed in the following table. The best linear fit to this data, (t)=0.068t+5.14, is shown in the accompanying graph. Use the average value of (t) between t=0 and t=40 to estimate the runner’s average speed.
    Minutes Speed (m/sec)
    0 5
    10 4.8
    20 3.6
    30 3.0
    40 2.5

    A graph of the data and a line to approximate the data.