Olympiad problems

2007 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 216

Tags: calculus , integration , limit , function , calculus computations , logarithm

Let $ a_{n}$ is a positive number such that $ \int_{0}^{a_{n}}\frac{e^{x}\minus{}1}{1\plus{}e^{x}}\ dx \equal{}\ln n$. Find $ \lim_{n\to\infty}(a_{n}\minus{}\ln n)$.

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 2

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations , logarithm

Calculate the following indefinite integrals. [1] $\int \cos \left(2x-\frac{\pi}{3}\right)dx$ [2]$\int \frac{dx}{\cos ^2 (3x+4)}$ [3]$\int (x-1)\sqrt[3]{x-2}dx$ [4]$\int x\cdot 3^{x^2+1}dx$ [5]$\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{1-x}}dx$

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 18

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations , logarithm

Calculate the following indefinite integrals. [1] $\int (\sin x+\cos x)^4 dx$ [2] $\int \frac{e^{2x}}{e^x+1}dx$ [3] $\int \sin ^ 4 xdx$ [4] $\int \sin 6x\cos 2xdx$ [5] $\int \frac{x^2}{\sqrt{(x+1)^3}}dx$

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 465

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations

Compute $ \int_0^1 x^{2n\plus{}1}e^{\minus{}x^2}dx\ (n\equal{}1,\ 2,\ \cdots)$ , then use this result, prove that $ \sum_{n\equal{}0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!}\equal{}e$.

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 438

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

Evaluate $ \int_{\sqrt{2}\minus{}1}^{\sqrt{2}\plus{}1} \frac{x^4\plus{}x^2\plus{}2}{(x^2\plus{}1)^2}\ dx.$

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 561

Tags: calculus , integration , function , derivative , algorithm , calculus computations

Evaluate \[ \int_{\minus{}1}^1 \frac{1\plus{}2x^2\plus{}3x^4\plus{}4x^6\plus{}5x^8\plus{}6x^{10}\plus{}7x^{12}}{\sqrt{(1\plus{}x^2)(1\plus{}x^4)(1\plus{}x^6)}}dx.\]

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 651

Tags: calculus , integration , limit , floor function , calculus computations

Find \[\lim_{n\to\infty}\int _0^{2n} e^{-2x}\left|x-2\lfloor\frac{x+1}{2}\rfloor\right|\ dx.\] [i]1985 Tohoku University entrance exam/Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology[/i]

2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 785

Tags: calculus , integration , derivative , calculus computations , logarithm

For a positive real number $x$, find the minimum value of $f(x)=\int_x^{2x} (t\ln t-t)dt.$

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 66

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

Find the minimum value of $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} |\cos x -a|\sin x \ dx$

2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 817

Tags: calculus , integration , function , geometry , calculus computations , logarithm

Define two functions $f(t)=\frac 12\left(t+\frac{1}{t}\right),\ g(t)=t^2-2\ln t$. When real number $t$ moves in the range of $t>0$, denote by $C$ the curve by which the point $(f(t),\ g(t))$ draws on the $xy$-plane. Let $a>1$, find the area of the part bounded by the line $x=\frac 12\left(a+\frac{1}{a}\right)$ and the curve $C$.

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 500

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations

Let $ a,\ b,\ c$ be positive real numbers. Prove the following inequality. \[ \int_1^e \frac {x^{a \plus{} b \plus{} c \minus{} 1}[2(a \plus{} b \plus{} c) \plus{} (c \plus{} 2a)x^{a \minus{} b} \plus{} (a \plus{} 2b)x^{b \minus{} c} \plus{} (b \plus{} 2c)x^{c \minus{} a} \plus{}(2a \plus{} b)x^{a \minus{} c} \plus{} (2b \plus{} c)x^{b \minus{} a} \plus{} (2c \plus{} a)x^{c \minus{} b}]}{(x^a \plus{} x^b)(x^b \plus{} x^c)(x^c \plus{} x^a)}\geq a \plus{} b \plus{} c.\] I have just posted 500 th post. [color=blue]Thank you for your cooperations, mathLinkers and AOPS users.[/color] I will keep posting afterwards. Japanese Communities Modeartor kunny

2008 ISI B.Stat Entrance Exam, 3

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , calculus , derivative , function , calculus computations

Study the derivatives of the function \[y=\sqrt{x^3-4x}\] and sketch its graph on the real line.

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 505

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

In the $ xyz$ space with the origin $ O$, given a cuboid $ K: |x|\leq \sqrt {3},\ |y|\leq \sqrt {3},\ 0\leq z\leq 2$ and the plane $ \alpha : z \equal{} 2$. Draw the perpendicular $ PH$ from $ P$ to the plane. Find the volume of the solid formed by all points of $ P$ which are included in $ K$ such that $ \overline{OP}\leq \overline{PH}$.

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 433

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

Evaluate $ \int_0^{\frac {\pi}{2}} \frac {(\sin x)^{\cos x}}{(\cos x)^{\sin x} \plus{} (\sin x)^{\cos x}} dx$.

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 468

Tags: calculus , integration , function , calculus computations

Evaluate $ \int_{\minus{}\frac{1}{2}}^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{x}{\{(2x\plus{}1)\sqrt{x^2\minus{}x\plus{}1}\plus{}(2x\minus{}1)\sqrt{x^2\plus{}x\plus{}1}\}\sqrt{x^4\plus{}x^2\plus{}1}}\ dx$.

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 85

Tags: calculus , integration , limit , trigonometry , calculus computations

Evaluate \[\lim_{n\to\infty} \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{[n\sin x]}{n}\ dx\] where $ [x] $ is the integer equal to $ x $ or less than $ x $.

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 742

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations

Evaluate \[\int_0^1 \frac{1-x^2}{(1+x^2)\sqrt{1+x^4}}\ dx\]

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 583

Tags: calculus , integration , geometry , calculus computations

Find the values of $ k$ such that the areas of the three parts bounded by the graph of $ y\equal{}\minus{}x^4\plus{}2x^2$ and the line $ y\equal{}k$ are all equal.

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 64

Tags: calculus , integration , algebra , polynomial , trigonometry , calculus computations

Let $f(t)$ be the cubic polynomial for $t$ such that $\cos 3x=f(\cos x)$ holds for all real number $x$. Evaluate \[\int_0^1 \{f(t)\}^2 \sqrt{1-t^2}dt\]

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 30

Tags: calculus , integration , partial fractions , calculus computations , algebra

A sequence $\{a_n\}$ is defined by $a_n=\int_0^1 x^3(1-x)^n dx\ (n=1,2,3.\cdots)$ Find the constant number $c$ such that $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} (n+c)(a_n-a_{n+1})=\frac{1}{3}$

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 46

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations , logarithm

Find the minimum value of $\int_0^1 \frac{|t-x|}{t+1}dt$

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 526

Tags: calculus , integration , function , calculus computations

For a function satisfying $ f'(x) > 0$ for $ a\leq x\leq b$, let $ F(x) \equal{} \int_a^b |f(t) \minus{} f(x)|\ dt$. For what value of $ x$ is $ F(x)$ is minimized?

2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 801

Tags: calculus , integration , function , absolute value , calculus computations

Answer the following questions: (1) Let $f(x)$ be a function such that $f''(x)$ is continuous and $f'(a)=f'(b)=0$ for some $a<b$. Prove that $f(b)-f(a)=\int_a^b \left(\frac{a+b}{2}-x\right)f''(x)dx$. (2) Consider the running a car on straight road. After a car which is at standstill at a traffic light started at time 0, it stopped again at the next traffic light apart a distance $L$ at time $T$. During the period, prove that there is an instant　for which the absolute value of the acceleration of the car is more than or equal to $\frac{4L}{T^2}.$

2006 ISI B.Stat Entrance Exam, 1

Tags: trigonometry , analytic geometry , graphing lines , slope , calculus , calculus computations

If the normal to the curve $x^{\frac{2}{3}}+y^{\frac23}=a^{\frac23}$ at some point makes an angle $\theta$ with the $X$-axis, show that the equation of the normal is \[y\cos\theta-x\sin\theta=a\cos 2\theta\]

2013 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 872

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , geometry , limit , function , calculus computations

Let $n$ be a positive integer. (1) For a positive integer $k$ such that $1\leq k\leq n$, Show that : \[\int_{\frac{k-1}{2n}\pi}^{\frac{k}{2n}\pi} \sin 2nt\cos t\ dt=(-1)^{k+1}\frac{2n}{4n^2-1}(\cos \frac{k}{2n}\pi +\cos \frac{k-1}{2n}\pi).\] (2) Find the area $S_n$ of the part expressed by a parameterized curve $C_n: x=\sin t,\ y=\sin 2nt\ (0\leq t\leq \pi).$ If necessary, you may use ${\sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \cos \frac{k}{2n}\pi =\frac 12(\frac{1}{\tan \frac{\pi}{4n}}-1})\ (n\geq 2).$ (3) Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} S_n.$