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Integrals (Advanced)

Harder items at competition-adjacent depth.

Phase 2 · AP Calculus

Integrals: core idea

u-substitution.

Example problem: hint and answer

Evaluate ∫01xln⁡x dx\int_0^1 x\ln x\,dx.

Hint: Parts; limit at 0. Answer: -1/4.

Practice (9 problems — type your answers)

  • 1. Evaluate ∫0∞e−x dx\int_0^{\infty}e^{-x}\,dx.

  • 2. Volume rotating y=xy=x on [0,1][0,1] about xx-axis?

  • 3. Evaluate ∫01x1+x2 dx\int_0^1 \dfrac{x}{1+x^2}\,dx.

  • 4. Evaluate ∫01dx1−x2\int_0^1 \dfrac{dx}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}.

  • 5. Arc length of y=xy=x on [0,1][0,1]?

  • 6. Evaluate ∫x2ex dx\int x^2 e^x\,dx at bounds 00 to 11: F(1)−F(0)F(1)-F(0) with F=ex(x2−2x+2)F=e^x(x^2-2x+2)?

  • 7. Evaluate ∫0π/2sin⁡2xcos⁡x dx\int_0^{\pi/2}\sin^2 x\cos x\,dx.

  • 8. Evaluate ∫122xx2+1 dx\int_1^2 \dfrac{2x}{x^2+1}\,dx as ln⁡(5)/k\ln(5)/k. Find kk.

  • 9. Shell method: rotate y=xy=\sqrt{x}, 0≤x≤10\le x\le1 about yy-axis: volume /π/\pi?

Integrals Practice Problems — Advanced