Olympiad problems

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 730

Let $a_n$ be the local maximum of $f_n(x)=\frac{x^ne^{-x+n\pi}}{n!}\ (n=1,\ 2,\ \cdots)$ for $x>0$. Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \ln \left(\frac{a_{2n}}{a_n}\right)^{\frac{1}{n}}$.

2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9

Tags: limit , integration , hmmt , calculus , real analysis , calculus computations , logarithm

([b]7[/b]) Evaluate the limit $ \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} n^{\minus{}\frac{1}{2}\left(1\plus{}\frac{1}{n}\right)} \left(1^1\cdot2^2\cdot\cdots\cdot n^n\right)^{\frac{1}{n^2}}$.

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 400

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

(1) A function is defined $ f(x) \equal{} \ln (x \plus{} \sqrt {1 \plus{} x^2})$ for $ x\geq 0$. Find $ f'(x)$. (2) Find the arc length of the part $ 0\leq \theta \leq \pi$ for the curve defined by the polar equation: $ r \equal{} \theta\ (\theta \geq 0)$. Remark: [color=blue]You may not directly use the integral formula of[/color] $ \frac {1}{\sqrt {1 \plus{} x^2}},\ \sqrt{1 \plus{} x^2}$ here.

2007 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 233

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , derivative , calculus computations

Find the minimum value of the following definite integral. $ \int_0^{\pi} (a\sin x \plus{} b\sin 3x \minus{} 1)^2\ dx.$

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 464

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations , logarithm

Evaluate $ \int_1^e \frac {(1 \plus{} 2x^2)\ln x}{\sqrt {1 \plus{} x^2}}\ dx$.

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 702

Tags: calculus , integration , function , calculus computations

$f(x)$ is a continuous function defined in $x>0$. For all $a,\ b\ (a>0,\ b>0)$, if $\int_a^b f(x)\ dx$ is determined by only $\frac{b}{a}$, then prove that $f(x)=\frac{c}{x}\ (c: constant).$

2007 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 214

Tags: calculus , integration , geometry , calculus computations

Find the area of the region surrounded by the two curves $ y=\sqrt{x},\ \sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}=1$ and the $ x$ axis.

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 683

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

Evaluate $\int_0^{\frac 12} (x+1)\sqrt{1-2x^2}\ dx$. [i]2011 Kyoto University entrance exam/Science, Problem 1B[/i]

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 426

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

Consider the polynomial $ f(x) \equal{} ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c$, with degree less than or equal to 2. When $ f$ varies with subject to the constrain $ f(0) \equal{} 0,\ f(2) \equal{} 2$, find the minimum value of $ S\equal{}\int_0^2 |f'(x)|\ dx$.

Today's calculation of integrals, 877

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

Let $f(x)=\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\sin^{n+2}x+\cos^{n+2}x}{\sin^n x+\cos^n x}$ for $0\leq x\leq \frac{\pi}2.$ Evaluate $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}2} f(x)\ dx.$

2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 803

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

Answer the following questions: (1) Evaluate $\int_{-1}^1 (1-x^2)e^{-2x}dx.$ (2) Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \left\{\frac{(2n)!}{n!n^n}\right\}^{\frac{1}{n}}.$

2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 836

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

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

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 488

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

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}$

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 $\lim_{n\to\infty} S_n.$

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 655

Tags: calculus , integration , geometry , parabola , calculus computations , conic

Find the area of the region of the points such that the total of three tangent lines can be drawn to two parabolas $y=x-x^2,\ y=a(x-x^2)\ (a\geq 2)$ in such a way that there existed the points of tangency in the first quadrant.

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 583

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations , geometry

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.

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 747

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , inequalities , calculus computations

Prove that $\int_0^4 \left(1-\cos \frac{x}{2}\right)e^{\sqrt{x}}dx\leq -2e^2+30.$

Today's calculation of integrals, 883

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

Prove that for each positive integer $n$ \[\frac{4n^2+1}{4n^2-1}\int_0^{\pi} (e^{x}-e^{-x})\cos 2nx\ dx>\frac{e^{\pi}-e^{-\pi}-2}{4}\ln \frac{(2n+1)^2}{(2n-1)(n+3)}.\]

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 69

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

Let $f_1(x)=x,f_n(x)=x+\frac{1}{14}\int_0^\pi xf_{n-1}(t)\cos ^ 3 t\ dt\ (n\geq 2)$. Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} f_n(x)$

Today's calculation of integrals, 878

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

A cubic function $f(x)$ satisfies the equation $\sin 3t=f(\sin t)$ for all real numbers $t$. Evaluate $\int_0^1 f(x)^2\sqrt{1-x^2}\ dx$.

2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 1

Tags: algebra , polynomial , function , calculus , calculus computations

Let $ f(x) \equal{} 1 \plus{} x \plus{} x^2 \plus{} \cdots \plus{} x^{100}$. Find $ f'(1)$.

2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 799

Tags: calculus , integration , limit , induction , strong induction , calculus computations , logarithm

Let $n$ be positive integer. Define a sequence $\{a_k\}$ by \[a_1=\frac{1}{n(n+1)},\ a_{k+1}=-\frac{1}{k+n+1}+\frac{n}{k}\sum_{i=1}^k a_i\ \ (k=1,\ 2,\ 3,\ \cdots).\] (1) Find $a_2$ and $a_3$. (2) Find the general term $a_k$. (3) Let $b_n=\sum_{k=1}^n \sqrt{a_k}$. Prove that $\lim_{n\to\infty} b_n=\ln 2$. 50 points

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 719

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

Compute $\int_0^x \sin t\cos t\sin (2\pi\cos t)\ dt$.

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 549

Tags: calculus , integration , function , algebra , polynomial , limit , calculus computations

Let $ f(x)$ be a function defined on $ [0,\ 1]$. For $ n=1,\ 2,\ 3,\ \cdots$, a polynomial $ P_n(x)$ is defined by $ P_n(x)=\sum_{k=0}^n {}_nC{}_k f\left(\frac{k}{n}\right)x^k(1-x)^{n-k}$. Prove that $ \lim_{n\to\infty} \int_0^1 P_n(x)dx=\int_0^1 f(x)dx$.

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 679

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations

Find $\sum_{k=1}^{3n} \frac{1}{\int_0^1 x(1-x)^k\ dx}$. [i]2011 Hosei University entrance exam/Design and Enginerring[/i]