DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL
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Intermediate Calculus (MTS-INC 211)
MSE2.
April 20, 2024 Tutorial
Question 1
(a) Find the exact length of the curve
x3 1
i. y = + , 1 ≤ x ≤ 2.
3 4x
π
ii. y = ln (sec x) , 0 ≤ x ≤ .
4
1 π π
iii. y = ln (sin 2x) , ≤x≤
2 8 6
1
iv. y = 3 + cosh 2x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.
2
√
(b) Find the arc length function for the curve y = sin−1 x + 1 − x2 with starting point (0, 1).
Question 2
(a) Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by the given curves
about the specified axis:
i. y = 2x, y = x2 ; about the x−axis.
ii. x = 1 + y 2 , y = x − 3; about the y−axis.
(b) Use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume generated by rotating the region
bounded by the given curves about the specified axis:
i. x = 2y 2 , y ≥ 0, x = 2; about y = 2.
ii. y = 4x − x2 y = x; about x = 7.
iii. y = 4 − 2x, y = 0, x = 0; about x = −1.
(c) Find the exact area of the surface obtained by rotating the curve about the x−axis:
x3 1 1
i. y = + , ≤ x ≤ 1.
6 2x 2
1
ii. y = cos x , 0 ≤ x ≤ π.
2
Question 3
(a) Prove the following identities:
A+B A−B
i. sinh A + sinh B = 2 sinh cosh .
2 2
ii. cosh (x + y) = cosh x cosh y + sinh x sinh y.
5
(b) Given that cosh x = , determine the values of
4
i. sinh x.
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ii. cosh 2x.
iii. sinh 2x.
(c) Solve the following equations giving your answers in terms of natural logarithms:
i. 4 cosh x + sinh x = 4.
ii. 4 tanh x = 1 + sech x.
iii. 3 cosh 2x + 5 cosh x = 22.
iv. 4 cosh 2x − 2 sinh x = 7.
v. 12 cosh2 x + 7 sinh x = 24.
Question 4
(a) Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:
i. y = cosh3 2x.
ii. y = tanh (sin x) .
iii. csch (5x + 3).
iv. y = tanh−1 (3x + 1) .
(b) Evaluate the following integrals:
Z
i. cosh2 3x dx.
Z
ii. sinh4 x cosh3 x dx.
Z √
(c) Evaluate x2 + 16 dx
i. using trigonometric substitution.
ii. using hyperbolic substitution.
Z √26 √ 2
x −1
(d) Calculate dx using hyperbolic substitution.
1 x2
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