Opening the book…
Fill in the blank to make a true statement.
1) \(\sin^2x+\)_______\( =1\)
- Answer
- \(\cos^2x\)
2) \(\sec^2x−1=\)_______
- Answer
- \(\tan^2x\)
Use an identity to reduce the power of the trigonometric function to a trigonometric function raised to the first power.
3) \(\sin^2x=\)_______
- Answer
- \(\dfrac{1−\cos(2x)}{2}\)
4) \(\cos^2x=\)_______
- Answer
- \(\dfrac{1+\cos(2x)}{2}\)
Evaluate each of the following integrals by \(u\)-substitution.
5) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^3x\cos x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^3x\cos x\,dx \quad = \quad \frac{\sin^4x}{4}+C\)
6) \(\displaystyle ∫\sqrt{\cos x}\sin x\,dx\)
7) \(\displaystyle ∫\tan^5(2x)\sec^2(2x)\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\tan^5(2x)\sec^2(2x)\,dx \quad = \quad \tfrac{1}{12}\tan^6(2x)+C\)
8) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^7(2x)\cos(2x)\,dx\)
9) \(\displaystyle ∫\tan(\frac{x}{2})\sec^2(\frac{x}{2})\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\tan(\frac{x}{2})\sec^2(\frac{x}{2})\,dx \quad = \quad \tan^2(\frac{x}{2})+C\)
10) \(\displaystyle ∫\tan^2x\sec^2x\,dx\)
Compute the following integrals using the guidelines for integrating powers of trigonometric functions. (Note: Some of the problems may be done using techniques of integration learned previously.)
11) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^3x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^3x\,dx \quad = \quad −\frac{3\cos x}{4}+\tfrac{1}{12}\cos(3x)+C=−\cos x+\frac{\cos^3x}{3}+C\)
12) \(\displaystyle ∫\cos^3x\,dx\)
13) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin x\cos x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sin x\cos x\,dx \quad = \quad −\tfrac{1}{2}\cos^2x+C\)
14) \(\displaystyle ∫\cos^5x\,dx\)
15) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^5x\cos^2x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^5x\cos^2x\,dx \quad = \quad −\frac{5\cos x}{64}−\tfrac{1}{192}\cos(3x)+\tfrac{3}{320}\cos(5x)−\tfrac{1}{448}\cos(7x)+C\)
16) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^3x\cos^3x\,dx\)
17) \(\displaystyle ∫\sqrt{\sin x}\cos x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sqrt{\sin x}\cos x\,dx \quad = \quad \tfrac{2}{3}(\sin x)^{3/2}+C\)
18) \(\displaystyle ∫\sqrt{\sin x}\cos^3x\,dx\)
19) \(\displaystyle ∫\sec x\tan x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sec x\tan x\,dx \quad = \quad \sec x+C\)
20) \(\displaystyle ∫\tan(5x)\,dx\)
21) \(\displaystyle ∫\tan^2x\sec x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\tan^2x\sec x\,dx \quad = \quad \tfrac{1}{2}\sec x\tan x−\tfrac{1}{2}\ln(\sec x+\tan x)+C\)
22) \(\displaystyle ∫\tan x\sec^3x\,dx\)
23) \(\displaystyle ∫\sec^4x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sec^4x\,dx \quad = \quad \frac{2\tan x}{3}+\tfrac{1}{3}\sec^2 x\tan x=\tan x+\frac{\tan^3x}{3}+C\)
24) \(\displaystyle ∫\cot x\,dx\)
25) \(\displaystyle ∫\csc x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\csc x\,dx \quad = \quad −\ln|\cot x+\csc x|+C\)
26) \(\displaystyle ∫\frac{\tan^3x}{\sqrt{\sec x}}\,dx\)
For exercises 27 - 28, find a general formula for the integrals.
27) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^2ax\cos ax\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^2ax\cos ax\,dx \quad = \quad \frac{\sin^3(ax)}{3a}+C\)
28) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin ax\cos ax\,dx.\)
Use the double-angle formulas to evaluate the integrals in exercises 29 - 34.
29) \(\displaystyle ∫^π_0\sin^2x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫^π_0\sin^2x\,dx \quad = \quad \frac{π}{2}\)
30) \(\displaystyle ∫^π_0\sin^4 x\,dx\)
31) \(\displaystyle ∫\cos^2 3x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\cos^2 3x\,dx \quad = \quad \frac{x}{2}+\tfrac{1}{12}\sin(6x)+C\)
32) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^2x\cos^2x\,dx\)
33) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^2x\,dx+∫\cos^2x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^2x\,dx+∫\cos^2x\,dx \quad = \quad x+C\)
34) \(\displaystyle ∫\sin^2 x\cos^2(2x)\,dx\)
For exercises 35 - 43, evaluate the definite integrals. Express answers in exact form whenever possible.
35) \(\displaystyle ∫^{2π}_0\cos x\sin 2x\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫^{2π}_0\cos x\sin 2x\,dx \quad = \quad 0\)
36) \(\displaystyle ∫^π_0\sin 3x\sin 5x\,dx\)
37) \(\displaystyle ∫^π_0\cos(99x)\sin(101x)\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫^π_0\cos(99x)\sin(101x)\,dx \quad = \quad 0\)
38) \(\displaystyle ∫^π_{−π}\cos^2(3x)\,dx\)
39) \(\displaystyle ∫^{2π}_0\sin x\sin(2x)\sin(3x)\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫^{2π}_0\sin x\sin(2x)\sin(3x)\,dx \quad = \quad 0\)
40) \(\displaystyle ∫^{4π}_0\cos(x/2)\sin(x/2)\,dx\)
41) \(\displaystyle ∫^{π/3}_{π/6}\frac{\cos^3x}{\sqrt{\sin x}}\,dx\) (Round this answer to three decimal places.)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫^{π/3}_{π/6}\frac{\cos^3x}{\sqrt{\sin x}}\,dx \quad \approx \quad 0.239\)
42) \(\displaystyle ∫^{π/3}_{−π/3}\sqrt{\sec^2x−1}\,dx\)
43) \(\displaystyle ∫^{π/2}_0\sqrt{1−\cos(2x)}\,dx\)
- Answer
- \(\displaystyle ∫^{π/2}_0\sqrt{1−\cos(2x)}\,dx \quad = \quad \sqrt{2}\)
44) Find the area of the region bounded by the graphs of the equations \(y=\sin x,\, y=\sin^3x,\, x=0,\) and \(x=\frac{π}{2}.\)
45) Find the area of the region bounded by the graphs of the equations \(y=\cos^2x,\, y=\sin^2x,\, x=−\frac{π}{4},\) and \(x=\frac{π}{4}.\)
- Answer
- \(A = 1 \,\text{unit}^2\)
46) A particle moves in a straight line with the velocity function \(v(t)=\sin(ωt)\cos^2(ωt).\) Find its position function \(x=f(t)\) if \( f(0)=0.\)
47) Find the average value of the function \(f(x)=\sin^2x\cos^3x\) over the interval \([−π,π].\)
- Answer
- \(0\)
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