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INTEGRATION
INTRODUCTION

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STANDARD
INTEGRATION
PRACTICE

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Question 1
Integrate the following expressions with respect to x .

1 4 32 1
a) 2 x dx x + +C
x2 3 x

8 32 4 72
b) 4 x 2 x5 dx x x +C
3 7

4 x
3 1 3 1
c) + 3
dx x 2 +C
x 2 2x

4 4 52 4 1
d) 2x x dx x + x +C
3x 2 5 3

1 4 32
e) 2 x+ dx x + x +C
2 x 3

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Question 2
Integrate the following expressions with respect to x .

x
4 2 36 53
a) 3
+ 12x 3 dx 2 x 2 + x +C
5

3 3 7 1 3
b) 14 x 4 4
dx 8x 4 + x +C
2x 2

6 8 3
c) 4x + 4 x 1 dx 2 x 2 3 x 2 + x 2 x + C
x3 3

3 4 3 53 4
d) x2 dx x + +C
x2 5 x

1 12 52 1 5
e) 6 x3 dx x + x +C
2 x6 5 10

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Question 3
Integrate the following expressions with respect to x .

3x
2 + 5x 1 5
a) 3
dx 2
+C
3x 3x

2 x2 + x

2 52 1 32
b) dx x + x +C
2 x 5 3

2x + x 2 2 3
c) dx x 1 x 2 + C
3 x3 3 9

x (4 x)

4
d) 2
dx x +C
2x x

( x + 1)( 2 x 1) dx

1 1 1
e) 2
3
+ +C
2x 5
2x 6x 8x4

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Question 4
Integrate the following expressions with respect to x .

x + x2 3
2 x2 + 2 x2 + C
5
a) dx
x 3 5

4 x3 + x 12
b) dx x2 x +C
2 x2

x2 + 2
c) dx x 1 2 x 3 + C
x 4 3

1 x 3
d) dx 1 x 2 + 1 x 2 + C
4 x3 8 6

3
x5 2 x x 5
1 x3 4 x2 + C
3
e) dx
3x 5 9

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Question 5
Integrate the following expressions with respect to x .

5
a) x ( )
x + x 4 dx 2 x 2 1 x 2 + C
5 2

1 2 3 12 32
b) 2 dx 4 x +1x +C
x x 4x 2

7 6 5 5
c) 4x 2 2 48 x 2 5 x 4 + C
dx 5
x x

5 1 7
d) 2 x + x 2 dx 20 x 2 + 4 x 2 + C
x 7

2 7 x3 5 x 2 3
7 x 2 5 x 12 + C
e) 3
dx 3
x 2 4 x

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Question 6
Integrate the following expressions with respect to x .

a)
( 2 x 1)( 2 x 3) dx 4 32 1 1
x 8 x 2 3x 2 + C
3
2x 2 3

b)
( 1+ 2 x ) dx
1 4 3
x 2 x 2 2 x 1 + C
2 x3 4 3

2x3 + x3 4 72 1 2
c) dx x + x +C
x 7 2

(1 + x )(3 x ) dx 4 5 1
d) x 3 x 2 + x 2 + C
x4 5 2

2 x 12 + x 12 x 32 2 x 12
1 1 1 2
e) dx x 2 + x 4 x 3 + x 5 + C
5 3 3 9 15
3x

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Question 7
Evaluate the following integrals.

2
a) dx 4
1 x

2
b) 4 x3 + 5 + dx 21
1 x2

4
c) 3x 2 1 dx 4
1 x2

x 1
d) + dx 2
1 3 x2

2
e)
( x )( x ) dx
0
2 1 3 4 2

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Question 8
Evaluate the following integrals.

14
a) x2 + dx 18
1 x2

2
b) x4 + 3 dx 9
1 5x2

15
c) 2x dx 12
1 x2

4 3

x +2 x
d) dx 25
1 x

4
e)
1
x ( 5 x 3) dx 48

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Question 9
Evaluate the following integrals.

2
2 x5 + 3
a)
1 x2
dx 9

3
2 x5 21
b)
1 x3
dx 8

2
c) (1 + 3 x ) dx 472
1

6 2

x 12 + x 32 dx
d) 486
0

4 2
e)
0
x 12 3 dx




12

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Question 10
Evaluate the following integrals.

4 x 5
a) dx
2x 3 2
1
2

1
b) 3 x dx 8 5
x
1

36

2
c) (2 + x ) dx 1368
0

2
15 ( 2 x + 1)
d) dx 47
2 x
0

2
x 32 8 x 32 dx 47
e) 4

1

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VARIOUS
INTEGRATION
QUESTIONS

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Question 1

6
y = 2 x2 3
+ 8 x3 , x 0 .
x

Find an expression for

y dx .

2 x3 + 3x 2 + 2 x 4 + C
3

Question 2

1
y = 3x 2 6 x +4, x >0.
x2

Find an expression for

y dx .

3
4 x + x3 4 x 2 + x 1 + C

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Question 3

4
f ( x) = 6x + 9 x , x >0.
x2

Find an expression for

f ( x ) dx .

3
3x 2 + 6 x 2 + 4 x 1 + C

Question 4
The point P (1,3) lies on the curve with equation y = f ( x ) , whose gradient function is
given by

f ( x ) = 6 x2 4 x , x .

Find an equation for f ( x ) .

f ( x ) = 2 x3 2 x 2 + 3

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Question 5
The point P ( 3, 1) lies on the curve with equation y = f ( x ) , whose gradient function
is given by

f ( x ) = 1 x2 , x .

Find an equation for f ( x ) .

f ( x ) = 5 + x 1 x3
3

Question 6
By showing clear workings, find the value of

6
6 x dx .
1 x

80

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Question 7
The curve C with equation y = f ( x ) has gradient function

dy 7
= 9 x2 + 2 , x 0 .
dx x

The point A ( 1, 1) lies on C .

Find an equation for C .

7
y = 3 x3 5
x

Question 8

( )
y = x 6x 5 x , x 0 .

By showing all steps in the workings, find an expression for

y dx .

5
2 x3 2 x 2 + C

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Question 9
The point P ( 4,9 ) lies on the curve with equation y = f ( x ) , whose gradient function
is given by

2
f ( x) = 1+ , x >0.
x

Find an equation for f ( x ) .

f ( x) = x + 4 x 3

Question 10

dy 1
= 4+ 2 , x 0.
dx x

Given that y = 5 when x = 1 , express y in terms of x .

1
y = 4x +2
x

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Question 11

2
f ( x ) = ( 3x 1) .

Given that f ( 3) = 56 , find an expression for f ( x ) .

f ( x ) = 3x3 3x 2 + x 1

Question 12
The point P ( 8,18) lies on the curve C , whose gradient function is given by

dy
= 8 3 x 10 , x 0 .
dx

Find an equation for C .

4
y = 6 x 3 10 x + 2

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Question 13

f ( x) =
(
5 x 3x 2 2 ) , x >0.
x

Show clearly that

5
f ( x ) dx = P x + Qx 2 + C ,

where P and Q are integers to be found, and C is an arbitrary constant.

P = 20 , Q = 6

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Question 14

y
C

O
x
P

The figure above shows the cubic curve C which meets the coordinates axes at the
origin O and at the point P .

The gradient function of C is given by

f ( x ) = 3x 2 8 x + 4 .

a) Find an equation for C .

b) Determine the coordinates of P .

f ( x ) = x3 4 x 2 + 4 x , P ( 2,0 )

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Question 15
The point P ( 1, 1) lies on the curve C , whose gradient function is given by

dy 5 x3 6
= , x 0.
dx x3

Find an equation for C .

3
y = 5x + +1
x2

Question 16
Show clearly that

4
3 x dx = k 3 ,
3 x

where k is an integer to be found.

k =2

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Question 17

f ( x ) = 2 x 2 + 3 x + k , where k is a constant.

Find the value of k , given that

4
f ( x ) dx = .
1 3

k = 14

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Question 18
The cubic equation C passes through the origin O and its gradient function is

dy
= 6 x 2 6 x 20 .
dx

a) Show clearly that the equation of C can be written as

y = x ( 2 x + a )( x + b ) ,

where a and b are constants.

b) Sketch the graph of C , indicating clearly the coordinates of the points where
the graph meets the coordinate axes.

a = 5 , b = 4

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Question 19
The gradient of every point on the curve C , with equation y = f ( x ) , satisfies

f ( x ) = 3x 2 4 x + k ,

where k is a constant.

The points P ( 0, 3) and Q ( 2,7 ) both lie on C .

Find an equation for C .

y = x3 2 x 2 + 5 x 3

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Question 20

R
C

P Q
x
O

The figure above shows the curve C which meets the coordinates axes at the points P ,
Q and R .

Given the gradient function of C is given by

f ( x) = 3 4x ,

and that f (1) = 2 f ( 2 ) , determine the coordinates of P , Q and R .

( )
P ( 1, 0 ) , P 5 , 0 , R ( 0,5 )
2

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Question 21
The curve C with equation y = f ( x ) satisfies

4
f ( x) = , x 0.
x2

a) Given that f (1) = 2 , find an expression for f ( x ) .

b) Sketch the graph of f ( x ) , indicating clearly the asymptotes of the curve and
the coordinates of any points where the curve crosses the coordinate axes.

4
f ( x) = 2 , ( 2,0 )
x

Question 22

f ( x ) = x 2 4
x 12 3 , x > 0 .
1

Show clearly that

3
f ( x ) dx = P x + Qx + Rx 2 + C ,

where P , Q and R are integers to be found, and C is an arbitrary constant.

P = 8 , Q = 13 , R = 2

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Question 23

8
f ( x) = 5 , x 0.
x2

Find the value of f ( 4 ) , given that 2 f (1) = 4 + f ( 2 ) .

f ( 4 ) = 14

Question 24

f ( x) =
( 3x2 2 )
, x 0.
x2

Show clearly that

1
f ( x ) dx = 11 .

proof

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Question 25

1
x 2 (3 x 2 + 1)
y= , x >0.
x2

Show clearly that

1
y dx = 15 .

proof

Question 26
Find the exact value of

4
3 x dx ,
1 x

giving the answer in the form p + q 3 , where p and q are integers.

62 3

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Question 27
Find the exact value of

2
(3 + 2 x ) dx ,
1

giving the answer in the form a + b 2 , where a and b are integers.

7 + 16 2

Question 28
A cubic curve passes through the points P ( 1, 9 ) and Q ( 2,6 ) and its gradient
function is given by

dy
= 3 x 2 + kx + 7 , where k is a constant.
dx

Find an equation for this cubic curve.

y = x3 5 x 2 + 7 x + 4

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Question 29

y
y = f ( x)

O
x
P

The figure above shows a curve with equation y = f ( x ) which meets the x axis at the
origin O and at the point P .

The gradient function of the curve is given by

12 x 1
f ( x) = , x >0.
x

a) Find an equation of the curve.

b) Determine the coordinates of P .

3
( )
f ( x ) = 8x 2 2 x , P 1 , 0
4

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Question 30

O Q (1,0 ) R
x

The figure above shows the graph of a cubic curve, which touches the x axis at the
point Q (1,0 ) .

a) Determine an equation for the cubic curve , given its gradient is given by

dy
= 3 x 2 12 x + 9 .
dx

The cubic curve crosses the x axis and the y axis at the points R and P , respectively.

b) Determine the coordinates

i. of the point P .

ii. of the point R .

y = x3 6 x 2 + 9 x 4 , P ( 0, 4 ) , R ( 4,0 )

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Question 31

y = 23 x 3 , x > 0 .

Show clearly that

12
y dx = .
1 5

proof

Question 32

y = 6 + 6 x + 5x , x 0 .

Show clearly that

3 5
( y 2 x 2 ) dx = 36 x + Px 2 + 48 x 2 x + Qx 2 + Rx3 + C ,

where P , Q and R are constants to be found, and C is an arbitrary constant.

P = 48 , Q = 24 , R = 8

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Question 33

y
y = f ( x)
O
x
P ( 1,0 ) Q

The figure above shows a curve with equation y = f ( x ) .

The curve meets the x axis at the points P ( 1,0 ) and Q , and its gradient function is
given by

8 x3 1
f ( x) = , x 0.
x2

a) Find an equation of the tangent to the curve at P .

b) Find an expression for f ( x ) .

c) Determine

i. an equation of the curve.

ii. the coordinates of Q .

1
y = 9 x 9 , f ( x ) = 8 + 2 x 3 , y = 4 x 2 +
x
( )
3 , Q 1 ,0
2

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Question 34

1
y= +5 x , x > 0.
x

Show clearly that

1
y 3 dx = 1931 .

proof

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Question 35
A quadratic curve C passes through the points P ( a, b ) and Q ( 2a, 2b ) , where a and
b are constants.

The gradient at any given point on C is given by

dy
= 2x 6 .
dx

Find an equation for C , in terms of a .

y = x 2 6 x + 2a 2

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