National Institute of Technology Calicut

Department of Mathematics
MA1003E - Mathematics-I
Monsoon Semester 2023-2024 Tutorial - 5
Topics Covered: local maxima and local minima, mean value theorems, Taylor’s
theorem, indeterminate form, L’hôpital’s rule, integration, fundamental theorem
of calculus, volume, area, improper integrals, Gamma function

x2 sin(1/x), x 6= 0
1. Is the derivative of h(x) = continuous at x = 0? How about the
0, x=0

derivative of k(x) = xh(x)? Give reasons for your answers.

2. Find the relative extrema of the function f .

(a) f (x) = x4 − 4x3 + 4x2 x+3

(b) f (x) =
x−2

3. Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f , if any, on the given interval,
and state where those values occur.

(a) f (x) = x2 − x − 2; (−∞, +∞) (b) f (x) = x4 + 4x; (−∞, +∞)

4. A piece of wire 40 cm long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into the shape of
a square and the other is bent into the shape of a circle. How should the wire be cut
so that the total area enclosed is a (a) maximum and (b) minimum?

5. Verify that the hypotheses of Rolle’s Theorem are satisfied on the given interval, and
find all values of c in that interval that satisfy the conclusion of the theorem.

(a) f (x) = x2 − 8x + 15; [3, 5] (b) f (x) = cos x; [π/2, 3π/2]

6. Verify that the hypotheses of the Mean-Value Theorem are satisfied on the given
interval, and find all values of c in that interval that satisfy the conclusion of the
theorem.
p
(a) f (x) = x2 − x; [−3, 5] (b) f (x) = 25 − x2 ; [−5, 3]

√ √ y−x
7. Use the Mean-Value Theorem to show that y− x< √ if 0 < x < y.
2 x
8. Prove the following result using the Mean-Value Theorem: Let f be continuous at x0
and suppose that limx→x0 f 0 (x) exists. Then f is differentiable at x0 and f 0 (x0 ) =
f (x) − f (x0 )
limx→x0 f 0 (x) [Hint: The derivative f 0 (x0 ) is given by f 0 (x0 ) = limx→x0
x − x0
provided this limit exists.]
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9. Use L’Hôpital’s rule find the limits:

x−2 (b) lim x2 e−x
(a) lim x→∞
x→2 x2 − 4

10. Find the following limits: (L’Hôpital’s rule does not help with these limits)

√ x
x (b) lim
(a) lim √ x→0+ e(−1/x)
x→0+
sin x

11. If f (2) = 3, f 0 (2) = 4 and f 00 (2) = 10, then find the second Taylor polynomial p2 (x)
for f about x = 2.

12. Find the Maclaurian polynomials of order n =, 1, 2, 3 and 4, and then find the n-th
Maclaurian polynomials for the functions in sigma notation for the following functions:

(a) e−x (b) 1

1+x (c) ln(1 + x).

13. Suppose that when the area A between the graph of a function y = f (x) and an interval
[a, b] is approximated by the areas of n rectangles, the total area of of the rectangles
is An = 2 + (2/n), n = 1, 2, · · · . Then A =

14. Sketch the region whose signed area is represented by the definite integral, and evaluate
the integral using an appropriate formula form geometry, where needed.
R3 R3 R2
1 − 12 x dx


(a) 0 xdx (b) 2 (c) −1 |2x − 3|dx.

15. Sketch the region enclosed by the curves and find its area.

(a) x = sin y, x = 0, y = π/4, y = 3π/4 (b) y = 2 + |x − 1|, y = − 15 x + 7

16. Find the volume of the solid that results when the region enclosed by the given curves
is resolved about the x-axis.
√
(a) y = 25 − x2 , y = 3 (c) y = 9 − x2 , y = 0
√
(b) x = y, x = y4 (d) y = sin x, y = cos x, x = 0, x = π/4

17. Find the arc length of the curve over the interval
x6 +8
(a) x = 13 (y 2 + 2)3/2 from y = 0 to y = 1 (b) y = 16x2
from x = 2 to x = 3

18. In each part, determine all values of p for which the integral is improper.
Z 1 Z 2 Z 1
dx dx
(a) (b) (c) e−px dx
0 xp 1 x−p 0

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19. In each part, determine all values of s for which the integral converges and evaluate
the integral.
Z ∞ Z ∞ Z ∞
−st −st 2t
(a) e sin tdt (b) e e dt (c) e−t es−1 dt
0 0 0

20. Evaluate the integrals that converge.

Z ∞ Z 1 Z 0
dx ex dx
(a) (c) ln |x|dx (e)
e x ln3 x −1 −∞ 3 − 2ex
Z ∞
e−x dx
Z ∞ Z ∞
2 dx
(b) xe−x dx (d) √ (f)
0 2 x ln x −∞ 1 + e−2x
Z ∞ Z b
2xdx 2xdx
21. Show that 2
diverges even though lim = 0.
−∞ x + 1 b→∞ −b x2 + 1

22. Find the area of the region between the x-axis and the curve

(a) y = e−3x for x ≥ 0. (b) y = 8

x2 −4
for x ≥ 4.

23. Suppose that the region between the x-axis and the curve y = e−x for x ≥ 0 is revolved
about the x-axis. Find the volume of the solid that is generated.
Z ∞
24. Consider Γ(x) is defined as Γ(x) = e−t ex−1 dt then show that this improper integral
0
converges for x > 0. Further

(a) find Γ(1). (c) Find Γ(n) for positive integer values of n.
√
(b) Prove Γ(x + 1) = xΓ(x). (d) Show that Γ( 12 ) = π.

25. Show that

Z 1
(a) (ln x)n dx = (−1)n Γ(n + 1), n > 0.
Z0 ∞
n n+1
(b) e−x dx = Γ( ), n > 0.
0 n

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