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Find the maximum and minimum areas of the region enclosed by the curve $y=|x|e^{|x|}$ and the line $y=a\ (0\leq a\leq e)$ at $[-1,\ 1]$.
Prove that : $\left|\sum_{i=0}^n \left(1-\pi \sin \frac{i\pi}{4n}\cos \frac{i\pi}{4n}\right)\right|<1.$
Calculate the following indefinite integrals. [1] $\int (4-5\tan x)\cos x dx$ [2] $\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt[3]{(1-3x)^2}}dx$ [3] $\int x^3\sqrt{4-x^2}dx$ [4] $\int e^{-x}\sin \left(x+\frac{\pi}{4}\right)dx$ [5] $\int (3x-4)^2 dx$
Let $a_n\ (n\geq 1)$ be the value for which $\int_x^{2x} e^{-t^n}dt\ (x\geq 0)$ is maximal. Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \ln a_n.$
$p,q$ satisfies $px+q\geq \ln x$ at $a\leq x\leq b\ (0<a<b)$. Find the value of $p,q$ for which the following definite integral is minimized and then the minimum value. \[\int_a^b (px+q-\ln x)dx\]
Let $a>0$. Evaluate $\int_0^a x^2\left(1-\frac{x}{a}\right)^adx$. [i]2011 Keio University entrance exam/Science and Technology[/i]
Find the value of $a$ such that : \[101a=6539\int_{-1}^1 \frac{x^{12}+31}{1+2011^{x}}\ dx.\]
Let $f(x)$ be a polynomial. Prove that if $\int_0^1 f(x)g_n(x)\ dx=0\ (n=0,\ 1,\ 2,\ \cdots)$, then all coefficients of $f(x)$ are 0 for each case as follows. (1) $g_n(x)=(1+x)^n$ (2) $g_n(x)=\sin n\pi x$ (3) $g_n(x)=e^{nx}$
Evaluate $\int_{\frac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}}^{\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}} (2x^2-1)e^{2x}dx.$
Let $f(x)$ be a function which is differentiable twice and $f''(x)>0$ on $[0,\ 1]$. For a positive integer $n$, find $\lim_{n\to\infty} n\left\{\int_0^1 f(x)\ dx-\frac{1}{n}\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} f\left(\frac{k}{n}\right)\right\}.$
Let $f(x)=t\sin x+(1-t)\cos x\ (0\leqq t\leqq 1)$. Find the maximum and minimum value of the following $P(t)$. \[P(t)=\left\{\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} e^x f(x) dx \right\}\left\{\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} e^{-x} f(x)dx \right\}\]
Let $I_n=\frac{1}{n+1}\int_0^{\pi} x(\sin nx+n\pi\cos nx)dx\ \ (n=1,\ 2,\ \cdots).$ Answer the questions below. (1) Find $I_n.$ (2) Find $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} I_n.$
Evaluate $ \int_0^1 \sqrt{\frac{x\plus{}\sqrt{x^2\plus{}1}}{x^2\plus{}1}}\ dx$.
Suppose two functions $ f(x)\equal{}x^4\minus{}x,\ g(x)\equal{}ax^3\plus{}bx^2\plus{}cx\plus{}d$ satisfy $ f(1)\equal{}g(1),\ f(\minus{}1)\equal{}g(\minus{}1)$. Find the values of $ a,\ b,\ c,\ d$ such that $ \int_{\minus{}1}^1 (f(x)\minus{}g(x))^2dx$ is minimal.
For $ 0\leq x <\frac{\pi}{2}$, prove the following inequality. $ x\plus{}\ln (\cos x)\plus{}\int_0^1 \frac{t}{1\plus{}t^2}\ dt\leq \frac{\pi}{4}$
Evaluate $\int_2^a \frac{x^a-1-xa^x\ln a}{(x^a-1)^2}dx.$ proposed by kunny
Let $f(x)=e^{-x}\ \forall\ x\geq 0$ and let $g$ be a function defined as for every integer $k \ge 0$, a straight line joining $(k,f(k))$ and $(k+1,f(k+1))$ . Find the area between the graphs of $f$ and $g$.
For real numbers $ a,\ b$ such that $ |a|\neq |b|$, let $ I_n \equal{} \int \frac {1}{(a \plus{} b\cos \theta)^n}\ (n\geq 2)$. Prove that : $ \boxed{\boxed{I_n \equal{} \frac {a}{a^2 \minus{} b^2}\cdot \frac {2n \minus{} 3}{n \minus{} 1}I_{n \minus{} 1} \minus{} \frac {1}{a^2 \minus{} b^2}\cdot\frac {n \minus{} 2}{n \minus{} 1}I_{n \minus{} 2} \minus{} \frac {b}{a^2 \minus{} b^2}\cdot\frac {1}{n \minus{} 1}\cdot \frac {\sin \theta}{(a \plus{} b\cos \theta)^{n \minus{} 1}}}}$
Let $I_n=\frac{1}{n+1}\int_0^{\pi} x(\sin nx+n\pi\cos nx)dx\ \ (n=1,\ 2,\ \cdots).$ Answer the questions below. (1) Find $I_n.$ (2) Find $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} I_n.$
Let $0<a<\frac {\pi}2.$ Find $\lim_{a\rightarrow +0} \frac{1}{a^3}\int_0^a \ln\ (1+\tan a\tan x)\ dx.$
For a constant $c$, a sequence $a_n$ is defined by $a_n=\int_c^1 nx^{n-1}\left(\ln \left(\frac{1}{x}\right)\right)^n dx\ (n=1,\ 2,\ 3,\ \cdots).$ Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} a_n$.
For $n=0,\ 1,\ 2,\ \cdots$, let $a_n=\int_{n}^{n+1} \{xe^{-x}-(n+1)e^{-n-1}(x-n)\}\ dx,$ $b_n=\int_{n}^{n+1} \{xe^{-x}-(n+1)e^{-n-1}\}\ dx.$ Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \sum_{k=0}^n (a_k-b_k).$
In $ xyz$ space, consider two points $ P(1,\ 0,\ 1),\ Q(\minus{}1,\ 1,\ 0).$ Let $ S$ be the surface generated by rotation the line segment $ PQ$ about $ x$ axis. Answer the following questions. (1) Find the volume of the solid bounded by the surface $ S$ and two planes $ x\equal{}1$ and $ x\equal{}\minus{}1$. (2) Find the cross-section of the solid in (1) by the plane $ y\equal{}0$ to sketch the figure on the palne $ y\equal{}0$. (3) Evaluate the definite integral $ \int_0^1 \sqrt{t^2\plus{}1}\ dt$ by substitution $ t\equal{}\frac{e^s\minus{}e^{\minus{}s}}{2}$. Then use this to find the area of (2).