Olympiad problems

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 741

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

Today's calculation of integrals, 874

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

Given a parabola $C : y=1-x^2$ in $xy$-palne with the origin $O$. Take two points $P(p,\ 1-p^2),\ Q(q,\ 1-q^2)\ (p<q)$ on $C$. (1) Express the area $S$ of the part enclosed by two segments $OP,\ OQ$ and the parabalola $C$ in terms of $p,\ q$. (2) If $q=p+1$, then find the minimum value of $S$. (3) If $pq=-1$, then find the minimum value of $S$.

2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 838

Tags: calculus , integration , inequalities , calculus computations

Prove that : $\frac{e-1}{e}<\int_0^1 e^{-x^2}dx<\frac{\pi}{4}.$

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 666

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

Let $f(x)$ be a function defined in $0<x<\frac{\pi}{2}$ satisfying: (i) $f\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)=0$ (ii) $f'(x)\tan x=\int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^x \frac{2\cos t}{\sin t}dt$. Find $f(x)$. [i]1987 Sapporo Medical University entrance exam[/i]

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 91

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations

Prove the following inequality. \[ \sum_{n=0}^\infty \int_0^1 x^{4011} (1-x^{2006})^\frac{n-1}{2006}\ dx<\frac{2006}{2005} \]

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 15

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

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

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 399

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations , logarithm

Evaluate $ \int_0^{\sqrt{2}\minus{}1} \frac{1\plus{}x^2}{1\minus{}x^2}\ln \left(\frac{1\plus{}x}{1\minus{}x}\right)\ dx$.

Today's calculation of integrals, 892

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

Evaluate $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{\sin x-\cos x}{1+\cos x}\ dx.$

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 493

Tags: calculus , integration , ellipse , geometry , trigonometry , calculus computations , conic

In the $ x \minus{} y$ plane, let $ l$ be the tangent line at the point $ A\left(\frac {a}{2},\ \frac {\sqrt {3}}{2}b\right)$ on the ellipse $ \frac {x^2}{a^2} \plus{} \frac {y^2}{b^2}\equal{}1\ (0 < b < 1 < a)$. Let denote $ S$ be the area of the figure bounded by $ l,$ the $ x$ axis and the ellipse. (1) Find the equation of $ l$. (2) Express $ S$ in terms of $ a,\ b$. (3) Find the maximum value of $ S$ with the constraint $ a^2 \plus{} 3b^2 \equal{} 4$.

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 613

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

Find the area of the part, in the $x$-$y$ plane, enclosed by the curve $|ye^{2x}-6e^{x}-8|=-(e^{x}-2)(e^{x}-4).$ [i]2010 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology entrance exam[/i]

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 685

Tags: calculus , integration , function , calculus computations

Suppose that a cubic function with respect to $x$, $f(x)=ax^3+bx^2+cx+d$ satisfies all of 3 conditions: \[f(1)=1,\ f(-1)=-1,\ \int_{-1}^1 (bx^2+cx+d)\ dx=1\]. Find $f(x)$ for which $I=\int_{-1}^{\frac 12} \{f''(x)\}^2\ dx$ is minimized, the find the minimum value. [i]2011 Tokyo University entrance exam/Humanities, Problem 1[/i]

2007 IMS, 5

Tags: limit , calculus , calculus computations

Find all real $\alpha,\beta$ such that the following limit exists and is finite: \[\lim_{x,y\rightarrow 0^{+}}\frac{x^{2\alpha}y^{2\beta}}{x^{2\alpha}+y^{3\beta}}\]

2007 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 213

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations

Find the minimum value of $ f(a)=\int_{0}^{1}x|x-a|\ dx$.

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 551

Tags: calculus , integration , analytic geometry , geometry , trigonometry , calculus computations

In the coordinate plane, find the area of the region bounded by the curve $ C: y\equal{}\frac{x\plus{}1}{x^2\plus{}1}$ and the line $ L: y\equal{}1$.

2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 3

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations , logarithm

([b]4[/b]) Find all $ y > 1$ satisfying $ \int^y_1x\ln x\ dx \equal{} \frac {1}{4}$.

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 78

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

Let $\alpha,\beta$ be the distinct positive roots of the equation of $2x=\tan x$. Evaluate \[\int_0^1 \sin \alpha x\sin \beta x\ dx\]

2010 Contests, 524

Tags: calculus , integration , function , calculus computations

Evaluate the following definite integral. \[ 2^{2009}\frac {\int_0^1 x^{1004}(1 \minus{} x)^{1004}\ dx}{\int_0^1 x^{1004}(1 \minus{} x^{2010})^{1004}\ dx}\]

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 421

Tags: calculus , integration , limit , calculus computations

Let $ f(x) \equal{} e^{(p \plus{} 1)x} \minus{} e^x$ for real number $ p > 0$. Answer the following questions. (1) Find the value of $ x \equal{} s_p$ for which $ f(x)$ is minimal and draw the graph of $ y \equal{} f(x)$. (2) Let $ g(t) \equal{} \int_t^{t \plus{} 1} f(x)e^{t \minus{} x}\ dx$. Find the value of $ t \equal{} t_p$ for which $ g(t)$ is minimal. (3) Use the fact $ 1 \plus{} \frac {p}{2}\leq \frac {e^p \minus{} 1}{p}\leq 1 \plus{} \frac {p}{2} \plus{} p^2\ (0 < p\leq 1)$ to find the limit $ \lim_{p\rightarrow \plus{}0} (t_p \minus{} s_p)$.