Tutorial Sheet - 3

1. Using the definition of definite integral, determine which of the following functions defined on [0, 1]
are integrable
(
1 x<1
(a) f (x) =
2 x=1
(
1+x x∈Q
(b) f (x) =
1−x x∈ /Q

sin x x = 1 , n ∈ N
(c) f (x) = n
cos x otherwise
( π
cos x∈Q
(d) f (x) = x
0 x∈
/Q
  
x 1 0<x≤1
(e) f (x) = x , where [y] is integral value of y.
0 x=0


2. Determine if the following statements are true/false? Give a proof if it is true and give an example if
it is false.

(a) If f is integrable then f 2 and |f | are also integrable.

f
(b) If f, g are integrable then so is f g and g (g 6= 0).
(c) If |f | is integrable then f is integrable.
Z b Z b
3. Suppose f and g are continuous functions on [a, b] and f (x) = g(x). Then show that there
a a
exists x ∈ [a, b] such that f (x) = g(x).
Z b
4. Suppose f is a continuous function on [a, b] and f (x) ≥ 0. Show that if f (x) dx = 0, then f (x) = 0.
a

5. Prove that
 
1 1 1
(a) lim + + ... + = loge 2,
n→∞ n + 1 n+2 2n
 
1 π 2π nπ 2
(b) lim sin + sin + . . . + sin = .
n→∞ n n n n π
6. Discuss the convergence/divergence of improper integrals of first kind:
Z ∞
(a) e−x cos x dx.
Z0 ∞
dx
(b) .
1 x (1 + ex )
2
Z ∞
x+1
(c) √ dx.
1 x3
Z ∞
dx
(d) 2
√ .
1 x + x
7. Discuss the convergence/divergence of improper integrals of second kind:
Z 2 √
x
(a) dx.
1 ln x

1
 1
sin x2
Z
(b) √ dx.
0 x
Z π/2
tan x
(c) dx.
1 x3/2
Z 3
log x
(d) p dx.
0 |2 − x|
8. Discuss the convergence/divergence of improper integrals
Z ∞
1 2
(a) x− 2 ex dx
0
Z ∞ p
x | log x|q
(b) dx, p, q > −1
0 (1 + x2 )2
Z ∞
dx
(c) p 2
, p>0
−∞ |x| (1 + x )

9. Using Beta and Gama functions, evaluate the following:

Z ∞
2
(a) e−x dx
0
Z π/2 √
(b) tan x dx
0
1 n
Z 1  
m
(c) x log dx
0 x
Z π/2
(d) sin4 θ cos6 θ dθ.
0