Chapter 7: Problem 3
Describe the method used to integrate \(\sin ^{3} x\)
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Chapter 7: Problem 3
Describe the method used to integrate \(\sin ^{3} x\)
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Suppose that the rate at which a company extracts oil is given by \(r(t)=r_{0} e^{-k t},\) where \(r_{0}=10^{7}\) barrels \(/ \mathrm{yr}\) and \(k=0.005 \mathrm{yr}^{-1} .\) Suppose also the estimate of the total oil reserve is \(2 \times 10^{9}\) barrels. If the extraction continues indefinitely, will the reserve be exhausted?
a. Graph the functions \(f_{1}(x)=\sin ^{2} x\) and \(f_{2}(x)=\sin ^{2} 2 x\) on the interval \([0, \pi] .\) Find the area under these curves on \([0, \pi]\) b. Graph a few more of the functions \(f_{n}(x)=\sin ^{2} n x\) on the interval \([0, \pi],\) where \(n\) is a positive integer. Find the area under these curves on \([0, \pi] .\) Comment on your observations. c. Prove that \(\int_{0}^{\pi} \sin ^{2}(n x) d x\) has the same value for all positive integers \(n\) d. Does the conclusion of part (c) hold if sine is replaced by cosine? e. Repeat parts (a), (b), and (c) with \(\sin ^{2} x\) replaced by \(\sin ^{4} x\) Comment on your observations. f. Challenge problem: Show that, for \(m=1,2,3, \ldots\) $$\int_{0}^{\pi} \sin ^{2 m} x d x=\int_{0}^{\pi} \cos ^{2 m} x d x=\pi \cdot \frac{1 \cdot 3 \cdot 5 \cdots(2 m-1)}{2 \cdot 4 \cdot 6 \cdots 2 m}$$
Graph the function \(f(x)=\frac{1}{x \sqrt{x^{2}-36}}\) on its domain. Then find the area of the region \(R_{1}\) bounded by the curve and the \(x\) -axis on \([-12,-12 / \sqrt{3}]\) and the area of the region \(R_{2}\) bounded by the curve and the \(x\) -axis on \([12 / \sqrt{3}, 12] .\) Be sure your results are consistent with the graph.
An integrand with trigonometric functions in the numerator and denominator can often be converted to a rational integrand using the substitution \(u=\tan (x / 2)\) or \(x=2 \tan ^{-1} u .\) The following relations are used in making this change of variables. $$A: d x=\frac{2}{1+u^{2}} d u \quad B: \sin x=\frac{2 u}{1+u^{2}} \quad C: \cos x=\frac{1-u^{2}}{1+u^{2}}$$ $$\text { Evaluate } \int \frac{d x}{2+\cos x}$$
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