MA90: Calculus II

Study Guide

(1) Find the most general antiderivative of the function f (x) =

1
x + x63 + 4x
+ sin(x) + 2.

(2) Solve the initial value problem: f 0 (x) = e3x + sec2 (x), f (0) = 1.
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(3) If f is a continuous function on the interval [a, b] and g(x) = a f (t) dt, then g 0 (x) = ...?
(4) If f is a continuous function on the interval [a, b] and F is any antiderivative of f , then
Rb
f (x) dx = ...?
a
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(5) Evaluate (x + 3)10 (x + 1) dx.
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(6) Evaluate sin7 (x) cos(x) dx.
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x
(7) Evaluate ex ee dx.
(8) Evaluate

R e2
e

1
x ln x

dx.

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(9) We want to find the area of the region bounded by y = x, y = x 2, and the x-axis.
Compute this area two ways: With respect to y, and with respect to x. (Hint: You
should get the same answer.)
(10) Beth and Mary decide to have a bicycle race. If Beths velocity is always greater than
Marys velocity, what is the physical meaning of the area between their velocity curves
during the first minute of the race?
(11) Calculate the area enclosed between y = 2

x2 and y = |x|.

(12) Sketch the region bounded by y = x2 , y = 0, and x = 1. Compute the volume of the
solid obtained by rotating this region around the x-axis.
(13) The base of a solid is a right triangle whose vertices are (1, 0), (0, 0), and (0, 1) in
the xy-plane. Cross-sections perpendicular to the x-axis are semi-circles. Evaluate the
volume of this solid. (Hint: Start by sketching the base and writing an equation for the
hypotenuse of this triangle. Then sketch a cross-section and label it appropriately.)
(14) Show that the High School Geometry formula V (right square pyramid) = 13 s2 h
agrees with the volume calculated by the slicing method. Sketch the pyramid such
that its height lies along the x-axis. It might be helpful to also draw one cross-section.
(15) Use a definite integral (with respect to x) to find the arc length of the curve y = 12 x 4
over the interval [1, 3]. Double-check your answer by noticing that this curve is
actually a line.
(16) Calculate the exact length of the curve y = 2x3/2 over [0, 7].
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(17) Find the exact length of the curve y = 1
t 1 dt on the interval 1 6 x 6 16.

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(18) Consider xex dx and x ln x dx. Both use integration by parts to compute, but in
one case it is best to choose u = x and in the other it is best to choose dv = x dx.
Explain why this is, and then evaluate both.
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(19) Evaluate x2 e3x dx.
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(20) Evaluate sin(x) cos(x) dx by (a) substitution and (b) parts. (Do your answers agree?)
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(21) Evaluate arcsin(x) dx by parts.
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(22) For non-negative integers m and n, discuss the procedure for evaluating sinm (x) cosn (x) dx
where:
(a) m and n are both even;
(b) m is odd;
(c) n is odd.
Also, evaluate

sin2 (x) cos2 (x) dx and

sin3 (x) cos2 (x) dx.

(23) Express tan(arccos(x)) in terms of x in simplest form (i.e., without trigonometric

functions).
R p25 x2
(24) Evaluate
dx.
x
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(25) Evaluate px21 49 dx, x > 7.
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3x
(26) Evaluate x2 +6x+8
dx.
R 10
R 100
R 1000 1
(27) Evaluate: 1 x1 dx, 1 x1 dx, and 1
dx.
x
R1
Do you notice a trend? Then determine whether 1 x1 dx is convergent or divergent.
R1
(28) Find the value of 3 p1x3 dx.
R1
5
(29) Evaluate 1 1+25x
2 dx.
R1
(30) Evaluate 1 x1 dx.
(31) Write out the first 5 terms of the sequence cos
If so, to what? If not, how does it diverge?

n
2

1
.
n=0

Does this sequence converge?

(32) Write out the first 5 terms of the sequence a1 = 4, an+1 = 2an 3 for n = 1, 2, 3, . . . .
Does this sequence converge? If so, to what? If not, how does it diverge?
(33) For the sequence {4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, . . . }, find the next 2 terms, a recurrence relation,
and an explicit formula for the sequence.

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(34) For the sequence { 19 , 13 , 1, 3, 9, 27, . . . }, find the next 2 terms, a recurrence relation, and
an explicit formula for the sequence.
(35) For the sequence {5, 1, 5, 1, 5, 1, . . . }, find the next 2 terms, a recurrence relation, and
an explicit formula for the sequence.
n 2 o1
(36) Write out the first 5 terms of the sequence 3n5n+1
. Does this sequence converge?
2
n=0
If so, to what? If not, how does it diverge?
(37) Write out the first 5 terms of the sequence
If so, to what? If not, how does it diverge?

n+1 n 1
.
n
n=0

Does this sequence converge?

(38) Consider the sequence a1 = 10 and an+1 = 12 an + 1. Write out the first few terms of
this sequence. Find its limit if it converges, or determine how it diverges.
(39) What is the value of sN =

N
P

rk , the N th partial sum? For what values of r is this

k=0

valid?

(40) Using your answer above, what is the value of s = lim sN ? You may need to break
N !1

this up into cases.

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k
(41) Find b, c, and r such that 0.5 may be written as a geometric series 1
k=b c r . Use
your answer above to express 0.5 as a fraction.
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5k+3
(42) Find the exact sum of 1
k=0 3k 2 , or determine if the series diverges.
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k
(43) Find the exact sum of 1
k=0 e , or determine if the series diverges.
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1
1
(44) Find the N th partial sum of the series 1
. Does the infinite series converge
k=1 k
k+1
or diverge. If it converges, find its value. If it diverges, how?
(Note: This is an example of a telescoping series. Do you see why it got that name?)
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(45) True or False: If 1
k=1 ak converges, then lim ak = 0.
k!1

(46) True or False: If lim ak = 0, then

k!1

P1

k=1

ak converges.

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1
(47) What name do we give to the series 1
k=1 k ? Does it converge or diverge? To which
true/false question above is this an example or counterexample?
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k
(48) The general term of the series 1
k=1 k+1 tends to 1. Therefore the series is convergent,
and it converges to 1
(49) What 3 assumptions are needed for the Integral Test to apply? Check all 3 assumptions
with the function f (x) = 2x2x 1 . Since all 3 assumptions are satisfied, what can you
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k
conclude about 1
k=1 2k2 1 ?

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(50) Consider the series above. Can you draw a conclusion (the same conclusion) using the
Comparison Test? Why or why not?
(51) Consider the series above. Can you draw a conclusion (the same conclusion) using the
Limit Comparison Test? Why or why not?
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4
(52) How do we know that the series 1
converges?
k=1 k
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4
Put an upper bound on the remainder RN = 1
in terms of N .
k=N +1 k
Suppose we wanted to estimate the sum of this series within 10 3 of the actual value.
How many terms should we use in the partial sum to guarantee this?
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3
(53) Does the series 1
k=1 k2k converge or diverge, and why?
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p p1
(54) Does the series 1
k=1 k k 10 converge or diverge, and why?
(55) Does the series

P1

4k (k2 +1)
k!

converge or diverge, and why?

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bk
(56) For which values of b does the series 1
k=1 k2b converge?
P1
k
(57) The Alternating Series Test states the the series
k=1 ( 1) ak converges provided
which 3 conditions hold?
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1
k
(58) Does the series 1
k=1 ( 1) (1 + k ) converge or diverge, and why?
(59) Does the series

k=1

P1

k=1

( 1)k k!
kk

converge or diverge, and why?

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( 1)k+1
(60) Suppose we wanted to estimate the sum of the series 1
within 0.1 of its
k=1
k2
exact value. How many terms are needed? Compute this partial sum (i.e., what is our
approximation, which is necessarily within 0.1 of the exact value of the sum?)
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( 1)k+1
p
(61) Is the series 1
absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent, or divergent?
3 2
k=1
k
(62) Is the series

P1

k=1

( 4)k
k2

absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent, or divergent?

Be sure to also review Power Series and Taylor Series!