Part 1: Integration, Arc Length, Average Value, Work

Set up the arc-length integral for y=x^{3/2} on 0 \le x \le 4

Formula for arc-length integral: L = \int_a^b \sqrt{1 + (\frac {dy}{dx})²}  dx

  • a = 0

  • b=4

  • \frac {dy}{dx} = y^\prime(x)

    • y^\prime(x) = \frac 32 x^{\frac 12} 

L = \int_0^4 \sqrt {1 + (\frac 32 x^{\frac 12})²}  dx

L = \int_0^4 \sqrt {1 + \frac 94 x}  dx


Set up the arc-length integral for y=e^{2x} on 0\le x \le 1

a = 0

b=1

\frac {dy}{dx} = 2e^{2x}

L = \int_0^1 \sqrt {1 + (2e^{2x})²}  dx

L = \int_0^1 \sqrt {1 + 4e^{4x²}}  dx


Compute the arc length of the parametric curve

x(t) = t² - 4 \ln t

y(t) = 4\sqrt 2 t

t   \epsilon   [1,e]

L = \int_a^b \sqrt {(\frac {dx}{dt})² + (\frac {dy}{dt})²}  dt  

Step 1: Find the derivatives

x^\prime(t) = 2t - \frac 4t

y^\prime(t) = 4\sqrt 2

Step 2: Square the derivatives

(\frac {dx}{dt})² = (2t- \frac 4t)² = 4t² + \frac {16}{t²} - 16

(\frac {dy}{dt})² = (4\sqrt 2)² = 32

L = \int_1^e \sqrt {(2t-\frac 4t)² + (4\sqrt 2)²}  dt

L = \int_1^e \sqrt {4t² - 16 + \frac {16}{t²} + 32}  dt

L = \int_1^e \sqrt {4t² +  \frac {16}{t²} + 16}  dt

L = \int_1^e \sqrt {4(t + \frac 2t)²}  dt

L = \int_1^e 2 \cdot (t+ \frac 2t)  dt = 2\int_1^e t + \frac 2t  dt

L = [2\frac {t²}2 + 4\ln|t|]_1^e =[t²+4\ln|t|]_1^e

L = (e² + 4) - (1)

L = e²+3


Compute the arc length of

x(t) = 3t²

y(t) = 2t³

t  \epsilon  [0,1]

x^\prime(t) = 6t

y^\prime(t) = 6t²

(\frac {dx}{dt})² = 36t²

(\frac {dy}{dt})² = 36t^4

L = \int_0^1  \sqrt {36t² + 36t^4}  dt

L = \int_0^1  6t \sqrt{1 + t²}  dt

L  = 6\int_0^1  t\sqrt {1 + t²}  dt

  • u =1 + t²

  • du = 2t  dt

  • \frac 12 du = t  dt

L = 3 \int_0^1 \sqrt u  du

L = 3[\frac 23 \sqrt {u³}]_0^1

L = 3[\frac 23 \sqrt {(1+t²)³}]_0^1

L = 3(\frac 23 \sqrt {8} - \frac 23)

L = 2 \sqrt 8 - 2

L = 4\sqrt 2 - 2


Compute the arc length of:

x(t) = \cos(2t)

y(t) = \sin (2t)

t  \epsilon  [0,\frac \pi 4]

x^\prime (t) = -2\sin(2t)

y^\prime(t) = 2\cos(2t)

(\frac {dx}{dt})² = (-2\sin (2t))² \Rightarrow 4\sin²(2t)

(\frac {dy}{dt})² = (2\cos(2t))² \Rightarrow 4\cos²(2t)

L = \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} \sqrt {4\sin²(2t) + 4\cos²(2t)}  dt

L = 2\int_0^{\frac \pi 4} \sqrt {\sin²(2t) + \cos²(2t)}  dt

L= 2 \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} 1  dt

L = 2[x]_0^{\frac \pi 4}

L = 2(\frac \pi 4 - 0)

L = \frac \pi 2


Compute the arc length of

x(t) = 4t²

y(t) = 8t³

t  \epsilon  [0,1]

x^\prime(t) = 8t

y^\prime (t) = 24t²

(\frac {dx}{dt})² = 64t²

(\frac {dy}{dt})² = 576t^4

L = \int_0^1 \sqrt {64t² + 576t^4}  dt

  • 64t² + 576t^4 \Rightarrow 64t²(1 +9t²)

L = 8\int_0^1 t\sqrt {1 + 9t²}  dt

  • u = 1 + 9t²

  • du = 18t  dt

  • \frac 1{18} du= t  dt

L = 8 \cdot \frac 1{18} \int_1^{10} \sqrt{u}  du

L = \frac 49 [\frac 23 \sqrt {u³}]_1^{10}

L = \frac 49 (\frac 23 \sqrt {10³} - \frac 23)

Simplified:

L = \frac 8{27}( 10\sqrt {10} - 1)


Set up the integral for computing the length of the curve

x(t) = \cos t

y(t) = \sin (2t)

t  \epsilon  [0,\pi]

x^\prime (t) = -\sin (t)

y^\prime (t) = 2\cos (t)

(\frac {dx}{dt})² = \sin² (t)

(\frac {dy}{dt})² = 4\cos² (t)

L = \int_0^\pi \sqrt {\sin²(t) + 4\cos²(t)}  dt

L = \int_0^\pi \sqrt {\sin²(t) + \cos²(t) + 3\cos²(t)}  dt

L = \int_0^\pi \sqrt {1 + 3\cos²(t)}  dt


Set up the arc-length integral for:

x(t) = t²

y(t) = \ln t

t  \epsilon  [1,2]

x^\prime(t) = 2t

y^\prime (t) = \frac 1t

(\frac {dx}{dt})² = 4t²

(\frac {dy}{dt})² = \frac 1{t²}

L = \int_1²\sqrt {4t² + \frac 1{t²}}  dt


For the following problems, find the average value of the function on the given interval

Average value equation: \frac 1{b-a} \int_a^b f(x)  dx

a) f(x) = 3x² - x + 2 on [0,2]

  • \frac 1{2-0} \int_0² (3x²-x+2)  dx 

  • \frac 12 [x³-\frac {x²}2+2x]_0²

  • \frac 12 (8 - 2 + 4)

  • 5

b) f(x) = 4\cos x on [0,\pi]

  • \frac 1{\pi - 0} \int_0^\pi 4\cos x  dx

  • \frac 4\pi [\sin x]_0^\pi

  • \frac 4\pi (\sin(\pi) - \sin(0))

  • \frac 4\pi (0 - 0) = 0

c) f(x) = 5x + 1 on [-1,3]

  • \frac {1}{3 - (-1)} \int_{-1}³(5x+1)  dx

  • \frac 14 [\frac 52 x² + x]_{-1}³

  • \frac 14 ((\frac 52 (9) + 3)-(\frac 52 - 1))

  • \frac 14 (24)

  • 6

d) f(x) = e^x on [0,\ln 4]

  • \frac 1{\ln 4-0}\int_0^{\ln 4} e^x  dx

  • \frac 1{\ln 4} [e^x]_0^{\ln 4}

  • \frac 1{\ln 4} (4 - 1)

  • \frac {1}{\ln 4} 3

  • \frac 3{\ln 4}

e) f(x) = x² + 4 on [-2,2]

  • \frac 1{2 - (-2)} \int_{-2}² (x² + 4)  dx 

  • \frac 14 [\frac 13 x³ + 4x]_{-2}²

  • \frac 14 ((\frac 83 + 8)-(\frac {-8}3 -8))

  • \frac 14 (\frac {32}3 + \frac {32}{3})

  • \frac 14 \frac {64}3

  • \frac {64}{12} = \frac {16}3


For f(x) = 6 - x² on [0,3]

a) Find the average value

  • \frac {1}{3}\int_0³ (6-x²)  dx

  • \frac 13 [6x - \frac 13 x ³]_0³

  • \frac 13 (18 - 9)

  • \frac 13 \cdot 9

  • 3

b) Find c such that f(x) equals the average value

  • f(x) = 6 - c² = 3

  • 6-c² = 3

  • -c² = 3 - 6

  • c² = 3

  • c = \sqrt 3


Find the average value of the function on the given interval

a) f(x) = \ln x on [1,e]

  • \frac 1{e-1} \int_1^e \ln x  dx

  • \frac 1{e-1} [\ln x]_1^e

  • \frac 1{e-1} (1 - 0)

  • \frac 1{e-1}1

  • \frac 1{e-1}

b) f(x) = \frac 1{x+2} on [0,2]

  • \frac 1{2} \int_0² (\frac 1{x+2})  dx

  • \frac 12 [\ln|x+2|]_0²

  • \frac 12 (\ln |4| - \ln |0|)

  • \frac 12 ()

c) f(x) = \sin²x on [0,\pi]

  • \frac 1{\pi} \int_0^\pi (\sin² x)  dx

  • \frac 1\pi [\frac {2x-\sin(2x)}4]_0^\pi

  • \frac 1\pi (\frac {2\pi - \sin (2\pi)}{4}) = \frac 12


Tank temperature T(t) = 20 + 3t,    0\le t\le 4. Find average temperature.

  • \frac 1{4} \int_0^4 (20 + 3t)  dt

  • \frac 14 [20t + \frac 32 t²]_0^4

  • \frac 14 (80 + 24)

  • 26


A vertical steel cable (40 m long, 2 N/m) is lifted to the top. Compute the work required.

dW = (weight density)(length element)(distance lifted) = 2dx \cdot (40-x)

W = \int_0^{40} 2(40 - x)dx

W = \int_0^{40} (80 - 2x) dx

W = [80x - x²]_0^{40}

W = (3200 - 1600) = 1600   Joules


Trig Integrals: For the following problems, evaluate the integral

a) \int \cos³ x  dx

  • \int \cos²(x) \cdot \cos(x)  dx

    • \cos²x + \sin²x = 1

    • \cos²x = 1 - \sin²x

  • \int \cos x (1-\sin²x)  dx

  • \int \cos x - \cos x \sin²x x  dx

  • \int \cos x   dx - \int \sin²x \cos x  dx

    • u = \sin x

    • du = \cos x  dx

  • \sin x + C - \int u² du

  • \sin x - \frac 13 u³ + C

  • \sin x - \frac 13 (\sin x)³ + C  

b) \int \sin²(2x)  dx

  • \sin²(\theta) = \frac {1-\cos(2\theta)}{2}

  • \int \sin²(2x)  dx \Rightarrow \int \frac {1-\cos(4x)}{2}  dx

  • \int \frac 12 + \frac {-\cos(4x)}2  dx

  • \int \frac 12  dx + \int \frac {-\cos(4x)}2  dx

  • \frac 12x + \frac 12 \int -\cos(4x)  dx

    • u = 4x

    • du = 4dx

    • \frac 14 du = dx

  • \frac x2 + \frac 18 \int -\cos u  du

  • \frac x2 + \frac 18(-\sin(4x)) + C

  • \frac x2 + \frac {-\sin(4x)}8 + C

c) \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} \sin³x  dx

  • \int_{0}^{\frac \pi 4} \sin³ x  dx \Rightarrow \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} \sin²x \sin x  dx 

  • \Rightarrow \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} \sin x(1 - \cos² x) dx 

  • \Rightarrow \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} (\sin x - \sin x\cos²x)  dx

  • \Rightarrow \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} \sin x  dx + \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} -\sin x\cos²x  dx

LHS:

  • \int_{0}^{\frac \pi 4} \sin x  dx \Rightarrow [-\cos x]_0^{\frac \pi 4}

  • (-\cos (\frac \pi 4) + 1) = (-\frac {\sqrt 2}2 + 1)

RHS:

  • \int_0^{\frac \pi 4} -\sin x \cos²x  dx

    • u = \cos x

    • du = -\sin x  dx

  • \int_1^{\frac {\sqrt 2}2} u²  du

  • [\frac 13 u³]_1^{\frac {\sqrt 2}2}

  • (\frac 13 (\frac {\sqrt 2}2)³ - \frac 13)

  • \frac {2\sqrt 2}{24} - \frac 13

Total:

  • -\frac {\sqrt 2}{2} + 1 + \frac {2 \sqrt 2}{24} - \frac 13

  • -\frac {10 \sqrt 2}{24} + \frac 23

  • \frac 23 - \frac {5\sqrt 2}{12}

d) \int \sin² x \cos²x  dx

  • \int (\sin x \cos x)²  dx

  • \sin(2x) = 2\sin x \cos x

  • \sin x \cos x = \frac 12 \sin(2x)

  • \int (\frac {\sin(2x)}2)²  dx

  • \frac 14 \int \sin²(2x)  dx

    • \sin² \theta = \frac 12 (1-\cos (2\theta))

  • \frac 14 \int \frac 12(1 - \cos 4x)  dx

  • \frac 18 \int (1 - \cos 4x)  dx

  • \frac 18 (\int 1  dx + \int -\cos 4x  dx)

LHS:

  • \int 1  dx = x + C

RHS:

  • \int -\cos 4x  dx \Rightarrow -\frac 14 \sin (4x) + C

Total:

  • \frac 18(x - \frac 14 \sin (4x)  +C)

  • \frac x8 - \frac {\sin (4x)}{32} + C

e) \int \tan^5x \sec³x  dx

  • \int \tan^5 x \sec^3 x  dx \Rightarrow \int \tan^4x\sec²x \sec x \tan x  dx

  • \Rightarrow \int (\sec² x - 1)² \sec ²x \sec x \tan x  dx

    • u = \sec x

    • du = \sec x \tan x  dx

  • \Rightarrow \int (u² - 1)² u²  du

  • \Rightarrow \int (u^4 -2u² + 1)u²  du

  • \int (u^6 -2u^4 + u²)  du

  • \Rightarrow \int u^6  du + \int -2u^4  du + \int u²  du

1st:

  • \frac 17 u^7 + C

  • \frac {\sec^7 x}7 + C

2nd:

  • -\frac 25 u^5 + C

  • -\frac {2\sec^5 x}{5} + C 

3rd:

  • \frac 13 u³ + C

  • \frac {\sec³ x}3 + C

Sum:

  • \frac {\sec^7 x}{7} - \frac {2\sec^5 x}{5} + \frac {\sec³ x}{3} +C

f) \int \cos^7 (3x)  dx

  • u = 3x

  • du = 3  dx

  • \frac 13 du = dx

  • \frac 13 \int \cos^7(u)  du

  • \frac 13 \int \cos^6 u\cos u  du\Rightarrow \frac 13 \int (\cos² u)³ \cos u  du

  • \frac 13 \int (1 - \sin² u)³ \cos u  du

  • v = \sin u

  • dv = \cos u  du

  • \frac 13 \int (1-v²)³ dv

  • \frac 13 \int (1+v^4-2x²)(1-v²)  dx

  • \frac 13 \int (1 + v^4 - 2v² - v² - v^6 + 2v^4)  dx

  • \frac 13 \int (1 -v^6 + 3v^4 -3v²)  dv

  • \frac 13 (\int 1  dv + \int -v^6  dv + \int 3v^4  dv + \int -3v²  dv)

1st:

  • v + C

  • \sin u + C

  • \sin (3x) + C

2nd: 

  • -\frac {v^7}{7} + C

  • -\frac {\sin^7u}{7} + C

  • -\frac {\sin^7(3x)}{7} + C

3rd:

  • \frac {3v^5}{5} + C

  • \frac {3\sin(u)^5}{5} + C

  • \frac {3\sin(3x)^5}{5} + C

4th:

  • -v³ + C

  • -\sin³ u + C

  • -\sin³ (3x) + C

Sum:

  • \frac 13(\sin(3x) - \frac {\sin^7(3x)}{7} + \frac {3\sin^5(3x)}{5} - \sin³(3x) + C)

  • \frac {\sin (3x)}{3} - \frac {\sin^7(3x)}{21} + \frac {\sin^5(3x)}{5} - \frac {\sin³(3x)}{3} + C

g) \int \tan^6 x  dx

  • \tan^6x = (\tan² x)³ = (\sec²x - 1)³

  • (\sec²x - 1)³ = \sec^6 x - 3\sec^4x + 3\sec² x - 1

\int \sec^6 x  dx + \int -3\sec^4x  dx + \int 3\sec²x  dx + \int -1  dx

1st:

  • \int \sec^6x dx

  • \int (\sec^4 x)\sec²x  dx

  • \int (\tan²x+1)² \sec²x  dx

    • u=\tan x

    • du = \sec² x  dx

  • \int (u² + 1)²  du

  • \int (u^4 + 2u² + 1)  dx 

  • \frac {u^5}{5} + \frac {2u³}{3} +u

  • \frac {\tan^5 x}{5} + \frac {2\tan³ x}{3} + \tan x

h) \tan^4 x  dx


Trig Substitution:

For the following problems, evaluate the integral.

a) \int \sqrt{9-x²}  dx

  • x = 3\sin(\theta)

  • dx = 3\cos(\theta)  d\theta

  • \sqrt {9-x²} = 3\cos \theta

  • \int 3\cos(\theta) \cdot 3\cos(\theta)  d\theta

  • 9\int \cos²(\theta)  d\theta

  • 9\int \frac {1+\cos(2\theta)}{2}  d\theta

  • \frac 92\int 1 + \cos (2\theta)  d\theta

  • \frac 92 (\theta + \frac 12 \sin (2\theta)) + C

  • \frac 92 \theta + \frac 94 \sin (2\theta) + C

  • \theta = \arcsin \frac x3

  • \sin(2\theta) = \sin \theta \cos \theta + \cos \theta \sin \theta 

    • \sin(2\theta) = 2\sin\theta\cos\theta

    • 2\sin\theta\cos\theta = \frac 23 \frac {\sqrt {9-x²}}{3} 

  • \frac 92 \arcsin \frac x3 + \frac 94 \frac {2x}3 \frac {\sqrt {9-x²}}3 + C 

  • \frac 92 \arcsin \frac x3 + \frac {x\sqrt {9-x²}}2 + C 

b) \int \frac {x²}{\sqrt {25-x²}}  dx

  • \sqrt {25 - x²} \Rightarrow

  • x = 5\sin(\theta)

  • dx = 5\cos(\theta)  d\theta

  • \sqrt {25 - x²} = 5\cos(\theta)

  • \int \frac {25\sin²(\theta)}{5\cos(\theta)} 5\cos(\theta)  d\theta

  • \int 25 \sin²(\theta)  d\theta

  • 25\int \sin²(\theta)  d\theta

    • \sin²(\theta) = \frac {1-\sin(2\theta)}{2}

  • 25\int \frac {1-\cos(2\theta)}{2}  d\theta 

  • \frac {25}2 \int 1 - \cos(2\theta)  d\theta

  • \frac {25}2 (\theta - \frac 12\sin(2\theta)) + C

  • \frac {25}2\theta - \frac {25}{4}\sin(2\theta) + C

  • \theta = \arcsin (\frac x5)

  • \sin (2\theta) = 2\sin\theta\cos\theta = \frac {2x}5 \cdot\frac {\sqrt {25-x²}}{5} 

  • \frac {25}{2} \cdot \arcsin \frac {x}{5} - \frac {25}4 \cdot \frac {2x}5 \cdot \frac {\sqrt {25-x²}}5

  • \frac {25}{2} \arcsin (\frac x5) - \frac {x}{2} \sqrt {25-x²}

c) \int \sqrt {x² - 16}  dx 

  • x = 4\sec(\theta)

  • dx = 4\sec(\theta)\tan(\theta)  d\theta

  • \sqrt {x² - 16} = 4\tan(\theta)

  • \int 4\tan (\theta)  4\sec(\theta)\tan(\theta)  d\theta 

  • 16\int \tan²(\theta)\sec(\theta)  d\theta

  • 16\int (\sec²(\theta) -1)\sec (\theta)  d\theta

  • 16\int (\sec³(\theta) - \sec(\theta))  d\theta

  • 16\int \sec³(\theta)  d\theta + \int -\sec(\theta)  d\theta

LHS:

  • \int \sec³(\theta)  d\theta

  • \int \sec(\theta)\cdot \sec²(\theta)  d\theta

  • \sec \theta \tan \theta - \int \sec \theta \tan² \theta  d\theta

  • = \frac 12 (\sec (\theta) \tan (\theta) + \ln |\sec (\theta) + \tan (\theta)|) + C 

RHS:

  • \int -\sec(\theta)  d\theta

  • -\ln |\sec(\theta) + \tan (\theta) | + C

Combine:

  • 16(\frac 12(\sec(\theta)\tan(\theta) + \ln | \sec(\theta) + \tan(\theta)|) - \ln |\sec(\theta + \tan(\theta)|

  • 8\sec(\theta)\tan(\theta) + 8\ln |\sec(\theta) + \tan(\theta)| - 16\ln |\sec(\theta) + \tan(\theta)| + C

  • 8\sec(\theta)\tan(\theta) - 8\ln|\sec(\theta) + \tan(\theta)| + C

  • 8\frac x4 \frac {\sqrt {x² - 16}}{4}-8\ln |\frac x4 + \frac {\sqrt {x²-16}}{4}| +C

  • \frac {x\sqrt{x²-16}}2 - 8\ln|\frac {x+\sqrt {x²-16}}{4}| + C

d) \int \frac {1}{x\sqrt {x²-4}}  dx

  • x = 2\sec(\theta)

  • dx = 2\tan(\theta)\sec(\theta)

  • \sqrt {x²-4} = 2\tan(\theta)

  • \int \frac 1{2\sec(\theta)2\tan(\theta)}2\tan(\theta)\sec(\theta)  d\theta

  •  \int \frac {1}{2}  d\theta

  • \frac 12 \int  d\theta

  • \frac {\theta}{2}

  •  \frac {\sec^{-1}(\frac x2)}{2}

e) \int \sqrt {x²+36}  dx

  • x=6\tan(\theta)

  • dx = 6\sec²(\theta)

  • \sqrt {x²+36} = 6\sec(\theta)

  • \int 6\sec(\theta) 6\sec²(\theta)  d\theta

  • 36\int \sec³(\theta)  d\theta

  • 36(\frac 12 (\sec(\theta)\tan(\theta) + \ln|\sec(\theta)+ \tan(\theta)|

  • 18(\frac {\sqrt {x²+36}}6 \cdot \frac x6 + \ln |\frac {\sqrt {x²+36}}{6} + \frac x6|)

  • \frac {x\sqrt {x²+36}}{2} + 18\ln |\frac {x+\sqrt {x²+36}}{6}|

f) \int_0³ \frac {x}{\sqrt {9 - x²}}  dx

  • x= 3\sin(\theta)

  • dx = 3\cos (\theta)  d\theta 

  • \sqrt {9-x²} = 3\cos(\theta)

  • \int_0³ \frac {3\sin(\theta)}{3\cos(\theta)} 3\cos(\theta)  d\theta

  • \int_0³ 3\sin(\theta)  d\theta

  • [-3\cos(\theta)]_0³

  • [-\sqrt {9-x²}]_0³

  • 0 + \sqrt 9 = 3 


Partial Fractions:

a) \int \frac {5x-12}{x(x-4)}  dx

  • \frac {5x-12}{x(x-4)} = \frac A{x} + \frac B{(x-4)}

  • 5x-12 = A(x-4) + Bx

  • 5x -12 = Ax - A4 + Bx

  • 5x - 12 = x(A+ B) - A4 

  • A=3

  • B=2

  • \int \frac {3}{x} + \frac {2}{(x-4)}  d

  • 3\ln |x| + 2\ln|x-4| + C 

b) \int \frac {6x-11}{(x-1)²}  dx

  • \frac {6x-11}{(x-1)²} = \frac A{x-1} + \frac B{(x-1)²}

  • 6x-11 = A(x-1) + B

  • 6x-11 = Ax - A + B

  • A = 6

  • B= -5

  • \int \frac{6}{x-1} - \frac {5}{(x-1)²}  dx

  • 6\ln |x-1| + \frac 5{x-1} + C  

c) \int_1^{\frac 32} \frac {1}{x²-1}  dx

d) \int \frac {2x²-25x-33}{(x+1)²(x-5)}  dx

e) \int \frac {4x³-3x²+6x-27}{x^4+9x²}  dx

f) \int \frac {10}{(x-1)(x²+9)}  dx

g) \int \frac {2x}{(x-3)²}  dx


Improper integrals: Determine whether the improper integral converges. If it converges, evaluate it.

a) \int_0^{-\infty} e^x  dx

  • [e^x]_0^{-\infty}

  • e^{-\infty} \Rightarrow 0

  • e^0 = 1

  • e^{-\infty} - e^0 = -1

  • Converges to -1

b) \int_5^{\infty} \frac 1{\sqrt{x-1}} dx

  • u = x-1

  • du = 1 dx

  • \int_4^{\infty} \frac 1{\sqrt u} du = \int_4^{\infty} u^{-\frac 12}

  • [2\sqrt u]_4^\infty

  • (\infty) - (2\sqrt 4)

  • The integral diverges

c) \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac 1{16+x²} dx

  • \int \frac {1}{a²+x²} = \frac 1a \tan^{-1} (\frac xa)

  • \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac 1{16+x²} dx \Rightarrow [\frac 14 \tan^{-1} (\frac x4)]_{-\infty}^\infty

  • \frac 14 \tan^{-1}(\infty) - \frac 14 \tan^{-1}(-\infty)

  • \frac 14(\frac \pi 2 - (-\frac \pi 2))

  • \frac 14 (\pi)

  • \frac \pi 4

d) \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac {1}{x^4 + x²} dx

  • \frac 1{x²(x² + 1)}

  • \frac {1}{x²(x²+1)} = \frac A{x²} + \frac B{x²+1}

  • 1 = A(x²+1) + B(x²)

  • 1 = Ax² + A + Bx²

  • 1 = x²(A+B) + A

  • A = 1

  • B = -1

  • \int_1^{\infty} \frac {1}{x²} - \frac 1{x² + 1} dx

  • [-\frac 1x - \arctan(x)]_1^\infty

  • -\frac \pi 2 - (-1-\frac \pi 4)

  • -\frac \pi 2 + 1 + \frac \pi 4

  • 1 - \frac {\pi}4

e) \int_{\frac \pi 4}^{\frac \pi 2} \sec\theta d\theta

  • \ln |\sec \theta + \tan \theta|_{\frac \pi 4}^{\frac \pi 2}$$

  • Diverges