HSC 2015 MX2 Integration Marathon (archive) (4 Viewers)

Ekman · May 21, 2015

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Next Question:

$\int_{0}^{2} \frac{ln(x+2)}{4+x^2} dx$

VBN2470 · May 21, 2015

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$Substitute $x=2\tan{\theta}$ and use the property that for some $a\in\mathbb{R}, \\ \int_{0}^{a} f(\theta)\text{ d}\theta=\int_{0}^{a} f(a-\theta)\text{ d}\theta.$ \\ Answer is $\frac{3\pi}{16}\cdot\ln2$$

Ekman · May 21, 2015

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Next Question:

$\int \sin^{-1}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) dx$

InteGrand · May 21, 2015

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Ekman said:
Next Question:

$\int \sin^{-1}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) dx$

$Let $I=\int \sin^{-1}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) \text{ d}x$. Note that:$

$\frac{\mathrm{d} }{\mathrm{d} x}\left ( \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right)\right )=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\frac{x}{x+a}}}\times \frac{\mathrm{d} }{\mathrm{d} x}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}} \right )$

$= \frac{1}{2\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}}\times\frac{\mathrm{d} }{\mathrm{d} x}\left ( \frac{x}{x+a} \right )\times \frac{1}{\sqrt{\frac{x+a-x}{x+a}}}$

$=\frac{\sqrt{x+a}}{2\sqrt{x}}\times \frac{x+a-x}{(x+a)^2}\times \frac{\sqrt{x+a}}{\sqrt{a}}$

$=\frac{x+a}{2\sqrt{x}(x+a)^2}\times \sqrt{a}$

$=\frac{\sqrt{a}}{2\sqrt{x}(x+a)}$

$$\Rightarrow I = x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) - \int \frac{\sqrt{a}x}{2\sqrt{x}(x+a)} \text{ d}x$ (using integration by parts)$

$= x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) - \frac{\sqrt{a}}{2}\int \frac{\sqrt{x}}{(x+a)} \text{ d}x$

$$ = x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) - \frac{\sqrt{a}}{2}J$, where $J=\int \frac{\sqrt{x}}{(x+a)} \text{ d}x$.$

$To find $J$, let $x=a\tan^2 \theta,\mathrm{d}x=2a\tan\theta \sec^2 \theta \text{ d}\theta\Rightarrow \tan \theta = \sqrt{\frac{x}{a}},\theta = \tan ^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} , x+a = a(1+\tan^2 \theta)=a\sec^2 \theta$.$

$Then $J=\int \frac{\sqrt{a}\tan \theta}{a\sec^2 \theta}\times 2a\tan\theta \sec^2 \theta \text{ d}\theta $$

$=2\sqrt{a}\int \tan ^2 \theta \text{ d}\theta$

$=2\sqrt{a}\int (\sec^2 \theta -1) \text{ d}\theta$

$=2\sqrt{a}(\tan \theta -\theta)+c$

$$=2\sqrt{a}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} -\tan ^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}}\right)+c$.$

$Hence $I=x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) -\frac{\sqrt{a}}{2}\times \left[ 2\sqrt{a}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} -\tan ^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}}\right)\right]+c$$

$$=x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right)-a\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} -\tan ^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}}\right)+c$.$

Drsoccerball · May 21, 2015

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InteGrand said:
$Let $I=\int \sin^{-1}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) \text{ d}x$. Note that:$

$\frac{\mathrm{d} }{\mathrm{d} x}\left ( \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right)\right )=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\frac{x}{x+a}}}\times \frac{\mathrm{d} }{\mathrm{d} x}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}} \right )$

$= \frac{1}{2\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}}\times\frac{\mathrm{d} }{\mathrm{d} x}\left ( \frac{x}{x+a} \right )\times \frac{1}{\sqrt{\frac{x+a-x}{x+a}}}$

$=\frac{\sqrt{x+a}}{2\sqrt{x}}\times \frac{x+a-x}{(x+a)^2}\times \frac{\sqrt{x+a}}{\sqrt{a}}$

$=\frac{x+a}{2\sqrt{x}(x+a)^2}\times \sqrt{a}$

$=\frac{\sqrt{a}}{2\sqrt{x}(x+a)}$

$$\Rightarrow I = x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) - \int \frac{\sqrt{a}x}{2\sqrt{x}(x+a)} \text{ d}x$ (using integration by parts)$

$= x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) - \frac{\sqrt{a}}{2}\int \frac{\sqrt{x}}{(x+a)} \text{ d}x$

$$ = x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) - \frac{\sqrt{a}}{2}J$, where $J=\int \frac{\sqrt{x}}{(x+a)} \text{ d}x$.$

$To find $J$, let $x=a\tan^2 \theta,\mathrm{d}x=2a\tan\theta \sec^2 \theta \text{ d}\theta\Rightarrow \tan \theta = \sqrt{\frac{x}{a}},\theta = \tan ^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} , x+a = a(1+\tan^2 \theta)=a\sec^2 \theta$.$

$Then $J=\int \frac{\sqrt{a}\tan \theta}{a\sec^2 \theta}\times 2a\tan\theta \sec^2 \theta \text{ d}\theta $$

$=2\sqrt{a}\int \tan ^2 \theta \text{ d}\theta$

$=2\sqrt{a}\int (\sec^2 \theta -1) \text{ d}\theta$

$=2\sqrt{a}(\tan \theta -\theta)+c$

$$=2\sqrt{a}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} -\tan ^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}}\right)+c$.$

$Hence $I=x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right) -\frac{\sqrt{a}}{2}\times \left[ 2\sqrt{a}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} -\tan ^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}}\right)\right]+c$$

$$=x\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+a}}\right)-a\left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} -\tan ^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}}\right)+c$.$

lol app theres a simple substitution

Ekman · May 21, 2015

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Alt Solution:

$$ Substitute $ x=a\tan^{2}{\theta}$

$\therefore I= 2a\int\theta\tan{\theta}\sec^{2}{\theta} d\theta$

$$Through IBP: $ I=a(\theta\tan^{2}{\theta}-\tan{\theta}+\theta) +c$

$\therefore = x\tan^{-1}{\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}}} - \sqrt{ax} + a\tan^{-1}{\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}}} +c$

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$\int \tan^{-1}\left({\frac{1}{1+x(x-1)}\right) dx$

InteGrand · May 21, 2015

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Drsoccerball said:
lol app theres a simple substitution

A slightly simpler version is to start with $x=a\tan^2 \theta$ .

Edit: just done above

FrankXie · May 21, 2015

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Ekman said:
$\int \tan^{-1}\left({\frac{1}{1+x(x-1)}\right) dx$

$\tan^{-1}\left({\frac{1}{1+x(x-1)}\right)=\tan^{-1}x-\tan^{-1}(x-1)$

Drsoccerball · May 21, 2015

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FrankXie said:
$\tan^{-1}\left({\frac{1}{1+x(x-1)}\right)=\tan^{-1}x-\tan^{-1}(x-1)$

Not sure how thes are equal

InteGrand · May 21, 2015

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Drsoccerball said:
Not sure how thes are equal

There is an identity $\tan ^{-1} A - \tan^{-1} B = \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{A-B}{1+AB} \right)$ .

(One can derive it starting from $\tan (\alpha - \beta) = \frac{\tan \alpha - \tan \beta}{1+\tan \alpha \tan \beta}$ .)

Drsoccerball · May 21, 2015

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InteGrand said:
There is an identity $\tan ^{-1} A - \tan^{-1} B = \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{A-B}{1+AB} \right)$ .

(One can derive it starting from $\tan \alpha - \tan \beta = \frac{\tan \alpha - \tan \beta}{1+\tan \alpha \tan \beta}$ .)

never seen this before...

InteGrand · May 21, 2015

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Drsoccerball said:
never seen this before...

I don't think the HSC expects students to know it consciously like for the trig compound angle formulae, and if it was required, they'd probably get you to derive it as an earlier part of a Q, or they'd give it to you.

InteGrand · May 21, 2015

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(It's basically, for $\alpha,\beta \in \left(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2} \right)$ , let $A=\tan \alpha,B=\tan \beta \Leftrightarrow \alpha = \tan^{-1}A, \beta = \tan^{-1}B$ so $\tan (\alpha - \beta)= \frac{\tan \alpha - \tan \beta}{1+\tan\alpha \tan\beta}\Rightarrow \alpha - \beta = \tan ^{-1} \left(\frac{\tan \alpha - \tan \beta}{1+\tan\alpha \tan\beta} \right)$ , provided that $\alpha - \beta \in \left(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2} \right)$ , which implies that $\tan^{-1}A-\tan^{-1}B=\tan ^{-1} \left(\frac{A - B}{1+A B} \right)$ )

leehuan · May 24, 2015

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Tell me if this is going a bit too far..

$\int { \cot ^{ -1 }{ x } dx }$

InteGrand · May 24, 2015

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leehuan said:
Tell me if this is going a bit too far..

$\int { \cot ^{ -1 }{ x } dx }$

$We use integration by parts, using $u=\cot ^{-1} x, \mathrm{d}v = \mathrm{d}x\Rightarrow \mathrm{d}u=\frac{-1}{1+x^2}\text{ d}x,v=x$.$

$\int \cot^{-1}x\text{ d}x = x\cot^{-1}x-\int x\times \frac{-1}{1+x^2}\text{ d}x$

$=x\cot^{-1}x+\int \frac{x}{1+x^2}\text{ d}x$

$=x\cot^{-1}x+\frac{1}{2}\ln (1+x^2)+c.$

InteGrand · May 24, 2015

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$Find $\int \frac{x^2}{1+x^4}\text{ d}x$.$

leehuan · May 24, 2015

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I have horrible memories with an integral that popped that one out. Refer to pg17.

Basically speaking, 2I appeared halfway.

I thought I wouldn't quote it so someone else may have an attempt, especially since I didn't show working out for partial fractions.

Ekman · May 25, 2015

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Next Question:

$\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{x}{\sin{x} +\cos{x}}dx$

VBN2470 · May 25, 2015

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Use the property that $$\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} f(\theta)\text{ d}\theta=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} f(\frac{\pi}{2}-\theta)\text{ d}\theta$.$ then use auxiliary angle method to solve the rest.

Drsoccerball · May 26, 2015

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InteGrand said:
$Find $\int \frac{x^2}{1+x^4}\text{ d}x$.$

$let x = \sqrt{tan\theta}$

you're left with $\frac{1}{2} \int{\sqrt{tan\theta}}$ which has been solved by lee somewhere in this forum

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