Chapter 6

∫ xe
x/3
1. Evaluate dx .
1 x/3 x/3
A) xe − e + C C) 3 xe x / 3 − 9e x / 3 + C
3
1 x/3 1 x/3
B) xe − e + C D) 3 xe x / 3 + 9e x / 3 + C
3 9
Ans: C Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫ xe
x /8
2. Evaluate dx .
xe x /8 e x /8
A) 8 xe x / 8 − 64e x / 8 + C C) + +C
8 64
xe x /8 e x / 8
B) 8 xe x /8 + 64e x /8 + C D) − +C
8 64
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫ (3 − x)e
x
3. Use integration by parts to evaluate the integral dx .
A) (4 − x)e x + C B) (4 + x)e x + C C) (3 − x)e x + C D) (−4 − x)e x + C
Ans: A Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.1

∫ (2 − 3x)e
−2 x
4. Evaluate dx .
3 1 3 −2 x
A) e−2 x  x −  + C B) xe−2 x + C C) xe + C D) −3e−2 x + C
2 4 2
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

5. Evaluate ∫ ( x − 3) ln(2 x) dx .
( x − 3)2 x2
A) ln(2 x) + C C) 6x − + x( x − 6) ln(2 x) + C
2 2
x 2 x( x − 6) ln(2 x) x2
B) 3x − + +C D) + x( x − 6) ln(2 x) + C
4 2 2
Ans: B Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

 x2  x2
6. True or False: ∫ x ln( x + 2) dx =  − 2  ln( x + 2) − + x + C
 2  4
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

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∫ x( x − 2)
9
7. Evaluate dx .
1 1
A) ( x − 2)10 ( x + 10) + C C) ( x − 2)10 (5 x + 1) + C
55 55
1 1
B) ( x − 2)10 (5 x + 2) + C D) ( x − 2)10 (10 x + 1) + C
110 110
Ans: C Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫ x (x
3 2
8. Evaluate − 3)7 dx .
x2 2 1 x2 2
A) ( x − 3)8 − ( x 2 − 3)9 + C C) ( x − 3)8 + C
16 144 16
x2 2 1 ( x 2 − 3)8 x3
B) ( x − 3)8 − ( x 2 − 3)9 + C D) +C
16 72 24
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫ x( x + 7)
8
9. Evaluate dx .
1 9 1 10
Ans: x ( x + 7) − ( x + 7) + C
9 90
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫x
7
10. Evaluate ( x 4 − 6)7 dx .
1 8
Ans:
144
( 4 x 4 + 3)( x 4 − 6 ) + C
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫ x( x + 2)
7
11. Evaluate dx .
x( x + 2)8 ( x + 2)9
Ans: − +C
8 72
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫x
7
12. Evaluate ( x 4 − 10)7 dx .
x4 4 1
Ans: ( x − 10)8 − ( x 4 − 10)9 + C
32 288
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

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x
13. Use integration by parts to evaluate the integral ∫ x +8
dx .

2 3
A) ( x − 8)1/ 2 ( x + 16) + C C) ( x + 8)1/ 2 ( x − 16) + C
3 2
2 2
B) ( x + 8)1/ 2 ( x − 16) + C D) ( x + 8)3/ 2 ( x − 16) + C
3 3
Ans: B Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.1

14. Evaluate ∫ x ln x dx .
x 2 ln x x 2 x 2 ln x
A) − +C B) x + C C) x 2 ln x + C D) +C
4 8 4
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫x
2
15. Evaluate ln x dx .
x3 x3
Ans: ln x − + C
3 9
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

ln 3x
16. Evaluate ∫ x2
dx .
1 ln 3x
Ans: − − +C
x x
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

ln 9x
17. Evaluate ∫ x5
dx .
ln 9 x 1
Ans: − 4
− +C
4x 16 x 4
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

2
18. Evaluate ∫ x ( ln x ) dx .
2 2
x 2 x 2 ln x x ( ln x )
Ans: − + +C
4 2 2
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

2
∫ x ( ln x )
2
19. Evaluate dx .
x3 2 2 x3 2 x3
Ans: ( ln x ) − ln x + + C
3 9 27
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

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∫x e
3 x2
20. Evaluate dx .
1 2 2
Ans:
2
( x − 1) e x + C
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫x e
7 x4
21. Evaluate dx .
4
ex
Ans: ( x 4 − 1) + C
4
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

x
22. Evaluate ∫ 2 x + 5 dx .
x 5
Ans: − ln ( 2 x + 5 ) + C
2 4
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

x
23. Evaluate ∫ 5 x + 2 dx .
x 2
Ans: − ln | 5 x + 2 | +C
5 25
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

∫ (ln x) dx = x(ln x) n − n ∫ (ln x) n −1 dx ∫ (ln x)

n 3
24. Use the formula to evaluate dx .
3 2
Ans: x ( ln x ) − 3 x ( ln x ) + 6 x ln x − 6 x + C
Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.1

2 2
25. True or False: ∫ ( ln x ) dx = x ( ln x ) − 2 x ln x + 2 x + C
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

26. After t hours on the job, a factory worker can produce 130te−0.5t units per hour. How
many units does the worker produce during the first 4 hours? Round to two decimal
places.
A) 211.12 units B) 308.88 units C) 731.12 units D) 344.06 units
Ans: B Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.1

27. True or False: If, after t hours on the job, a factory worker can produce 10te−0.02t units
per hour, then the worker produces 130 units during the first 5 hours.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

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28. A manufacturer has found that marginal cost is (2q + 1)e −0.02 q dollars per unit when q
units have been produced. The total cost of producing the first 10 units is $100. What is
the total cost of producing the first 30 units?
A) $1,124.68 B) $545.39 C) $300.00 D) $635.39
Ans: D Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

29. It is projected that t years from now the population of a city will be changing at the rate
of t 2e0.01t thousand people per year. If the current population is 1 million, what will the
population be 4 years from now?
A) 1,028,000 B) 1,000,022 C) 1,028,800 D) 1,021,984
Ans: D Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

30. After t weeks, a charity is raising money at the rate of 5,000 t ln(t + 1) dollars per week.
How much money is raised during the first 10 weeks? Round to the nearest ten dollars.
A) $493,000 B) $493,480 C) $493,520 D) $493,550
Ans: B Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

31. Given an initial population, P0 = 14, 000 , a renewal rate, R = 100, and a survival
function, S (t ) = te −0.2t , with time t measured in years, determine the population at the end
of 11 years. Round to two decimal places.
A) 8,120.55 B) 824.60 C) 58,646.60 D) 18,677.26
Ans: D Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.1

32. From time t = 0 to t = 5 an object's speed is given by the function s (t ) = te3t . Compute
the distance travelled by the object during this time interval. Round your answer to two
decimals.
A) 5,085,148.51 B) 5,085,134.38 C) 5,085,239.58 D) 5,085,138.25
Ans: D Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.1

t
33. An object moving in a straight line has velocity v(t ) = te meters per second. Is it true
2
that in the first 4 seconds the object will have travelled 4e + 12 meters?
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

34. True or False: After t seconds, an object is moving at the speed of te1−t meters per
second. If the object begins at 0 when t = 0, then the distance the object travels as a
function of time is expressed s (t ) = −e1−t (t + 1) .
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.1

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2
35. Approximate the integral ∫
1
e1/ x dx using (a) the trapezoidal rule and (b) Simpson's rule,
both with 6 subintervals. Round your answer to five decimal places.
Ans: (a) 2.02536
(b) 2.02019
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.2

1
∫
2
36. Approximate the integral e x dx using (a) the trapezoidal rule and (b) Simpson's rule,
0
both with 4 subintervals. Round your answer to five decimal places.
Ans: (a) 1.49068
(b) 1.46371
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.2

37. Determine how many subintervals are required to guarantee accuracy to within 0.00001
2
for the approximation of the integral ∫1
ln(1 + x 2 ) dx using (a) the trapezoidal rule and (b)
Simpson's rule.
Ans: (a) 46
(b) 7
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.2

38. Assume a 6-year franchise is expected to generate profit at the rate of 3 t 2 + 13, 000
dollars per year. If, over the next 6 years, the prevailing annual interest rate remains fixed
at 6%, compounded continuously, what is the present value of the franchise? Use
Simpson's rule with n = 6 to approximate the integral. Round your answer to two
decimal places.
A) $509.79 B) $305.87 C) $1,019.58 D) $339.86
Ans: D Difficulty: hard Section: 6.2

39. Shortly after leaving on a road trip, two math majors realize that the car's odometer is
broken. To estimate the distance they travel between 8 PM and 9 PM, they record
speedometer readings every 10 minutes:
Time 8:00 8:10 8:20 8:30 8:40 8:50 9:00
Speed (mph) 55 69 47 69 39 78 50
Using Simpson's rule and only the information in the table, get the best possible estimate
of the distance they traveled between 8 PM and 9 PM. Round your answer to one
decimal place.
Ans: 63.4 miles
Difficulty: easy Section: 6.2

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∞ dx
40. Evaluate ∫ 1 3
x
.

1
A) 0 B) 1 C) D) Diverges
3
Ans: D Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

∞ 1
41. Evaluate ∫ 1 4
x
dx

4 3
A) Diverges B) 0 C) D)
3 4
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

∞ 1  1 1 1
42. Evaluate ∫ 5 x −x2
dx .  Hint: 2

= − 
x − x x −1 x 
5
Ans: ln
4
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

∞dx
43. Evaluate ∫
2 3
x( x − 1)
.

Ans: Diverges
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

∞
44. Evaluate ∫ 1
e−5 x dx .
1 1
A) B) C) e5 D) 5e5
5e5 5e
Ans: A Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.3

∞ π ∞
∫ ∫
2 2
45. Given that e− x dx = , evaluate e−9 x dx .
0 2 0

π
Ans:
6
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

∞
46. Evaluate ∫ 1
e−7 x dx .
1 1
A) B) C) e7 D) 7e7
7e7 7e
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

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∞ 1 1
47. True or False: ∫0 (1 + x ) 3
dx = .
8
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

x2 ∞
48. Evaluate the improper integral: ∫2 ( x3 + 6)2 dx
1 1 1
A) 42 B) C) D)
28 44 42
Ans: D Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.3

∞2x
49. True or False: ∫0 1 + x2
dx = 0
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

∞ 1
50. Evaluate ∫
2 x (ln x ) 3
dx .

1 1 1 1
A) B) C) − D) −
2 ln 2 2(ln 2)2 2 ln 2 2(ln 2)2
Ans: B Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

1 ∞
51. Evaluate
2 ∫
x ln x
dx .

1 1
A) 0 B) C) − D) Diverges
2 ln 2 2 ln 2
Ans: D Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

1 ∞
52. Evaluate the improper integral: ∫
8 ( x − 7) ln( x − 7)
dx

Round your answer to two decimal places, if necessary.

A) –inf B) 0.00 C) 2.08 D) Undefined
Ans: D Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.3

∞
∫
6
53. Evaluate the improper integral: x5e − x /6
dx
0
Round to two decimal places, if necessary.
A) 1.5 B) 2 C) 1 D) Undefined
Ans: C Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.3

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∞ x2 1
54. True or False: ∫0
e x3
dx =
3
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

∞ x4 1
55. True or False: ∫0
e x5
dx =
5
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

56. The long run capitalized cost of an asset that initially cost C0 dollars is given by
∞
C = C0 + ∫ 0 A(t )e− rt dt where A(t) is the annual cost of maintenance and r is the annual
rate of interest, compounded continuously. Find the long run capitalized cost, in dollars,
in the case where C0 = $5, 000, 000 , A(t) = 5, 000(1 + 3t), and r = 0.08.
Ans: 7,406,250
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

57. Demographic studies conducted in a certain city indicate that the fraction of the residents
that will remain in the city for at least t years is f (t ) = e− t / 50 . The current population of
the city is 500,000, and it is estimated that new residents will be arriving at the rate of
1,000 people per year. If this estimate is correct, what will be the population in the long
run?
A) 50,000 B) 40,500 C) 40,800 D) 550,000
Ans: A Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

58. A hospital patient receives 4 units of a certain drug per hour intravenously. The drug is
eliminated exponentially, so that the fraction that remains in the patients body for t hours
is f (t ) = e− t /12 . If treatment is continued indefinitely, approximately how many units of
the drug will be in the patient's body in the long run?
A) 44 units B) 48 units C) 52 units D) 56 units
Ans: B Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

59. A hospital patient receives intravenously 6 units of a certain drug per hour. The drug is
eliminated exponentially, so that the fraction that remains in the patients body for t hours
is f (t ) = e − t /11 . If the treatment is continued indefinitely, approximately how many units
of the drug will be in the patient's body in the long run? Round to two decimal places, if
necessary.
A) 17 units B) 60 units C) 66 units D) 0.55 units
Ans: C Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.3

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60. A certain nuclear power plant produces radioactive waste at the rate of 500 pounds per
year. The waste decays exponentially at the rate of 1.5% per year. How many pounds of
radioactive waste from the plant will be present in the long run? Round to two decimal
places, if necessary.
Ans: 33,333.33 lbs
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.3

7e −7 x for x ≥ 0
61. True or False: f ( x) =  is a probability density function.
0 for x < 0
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.4

1
 x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 8
62. True or False: f ( x) = 16 is a probability density function.
0 otherwise
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.4

kx 4 + 0.4 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

63. Find k so that f ( x) =  is a probability density function.
 0 otherwise
Ans: 3
Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.4

1
 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 7
64. f ( x) =  7 is a probability density function for a particular random
0 otherwise
variable X. Use integration to find P (0 ≤ x ≤ 3) rounded to the nearest hundredth.
A) 0.15 B) 0.57 C) 0.43 D) 0.28
Ans: C Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.4

5
 if x ≥ 1
65. f ( x) =  x 6 is a probability density function for a particular random variable X.
0 if x < 1
Use integration to find P ( X ≥ 3).
1
Ans:
243
Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.4

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 1 −x/2
 e if x ≥ 0
66. f ( x) =  2 is a probability density function for a particular random variable
0 if x < 0
X. Use integration to find P ( X ≥ 4).
A) e2 B) 1 + e 2 C) e−2 − 1 D) e−2
Ans: D Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.4

67. The life span of car stereos manufactured by a certain company is measured by a random
variable X that is exponentially distributed with a probability density function
 0.2e −0.2 x if x ≥ 0
f ( x) = 
0 if x < 0
where x is the life span in years of a randomly selected stereo. What is the probability that
the life span of a randomly selected stereo is between 5 and 16 years? Round to the
nearest hundredth.
A) 0.33 B) 0.36 C) 0.29 D) 0.16
Ans: A Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.4

68. The useful life X of a particular kind of machine is a random variable with density
function
4 2
 + 2 if 2 ≤ x ≤ 5
f ( x) = 15 3 x
 0 otherwise
where x is the number of years a randomly selected machine stays in use.
28
True or False: P ( X ≤ 3) =
45
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: hard Section: 6.4

69. The clothes dryers at a laundromat run for 45 minutes. You arrive at the laundromat and
find that all of the dryers are being used. Use an appropriate uniform density function to
find the probability that a dryer chosen at random will finish its cycle within 5 minutes.
1
Ans:
9
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.4

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70. Let X be a random variable that measures the age of a randomly selected virus in a
particular population. Suppose X is exponentially distributed with a probability density
function
ke − kx for x ≥ 0
f ( x) = 
0 otherwise
where x is the age of a randomly selected virus and k is a positive constant. Experiments
indicate that it is four times as likely for a virus to be less than 2 days old as it is for it to
be more than 2 days old. Use this information to determine k.
Ans: ln 5
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.4

71. The time interval between the arrivals of successive trains at a certain station is measured
by a random variable X with a probability density function
0.35e −0.35 x for x ≥ 0
f ( x) = 
0 for x < 0
where x is the time (in minutes) between the arrivals of a randomly selected pair of
successive trains. What is the probability that two successive trains selected at random
will arrive within 5 minutes of one another? Round to the nearest hundredth.
A) 0.62 B) 0.42 C) 0.83 D) 0.17
Ans: C Difficulty: hard Section: 6.4

72. Suppose the length of time, x, that it takes a chimpanzee to solve a simple puzzle is
measured by a random variable X that is exponentially distributed with a probability
density function
 2 −2 x / 3
 e if x ≥ 0
f ( x) =  3
 0 if x < 0
where x is in minutes. Find the probability that a randomly chosen chimpanzee will take
more than 12 minutes to solve the puzzle.
A) e−8 + 1 B) e−8 C) e8 D) e8 − 1
Ans: B Difficulty: moderate Section: 6.4

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73. Suppose the length of time that it takes a person to complete a hedgerow maze is
measured by a random variable X that is exponentially distributed with a probability
density function
 1 −x/2
 xe if x ≥ 0
f ( x) =  4
 0 if x < 0
where x is the number of minutes a randomly selected person takes to complete the maze.
Find the probability that a randomly chosen person will take less than 4 minutes to
complete the maze.
Ans: 1 − 3e−2
Difficulty: hard Section: 6.4

74. A 2.5-hour movie runs continuously at a local theater. You leave for the theater without
first checking the show times. Use an appropriate uniform density function to find the
probability that you will arrive at the theater within 4 minutes of the start of the film
(before or after). Round to the nearest hundredth.
A) 0.95 B) 0.04 C) 0.03 D) 0.05
Ans: D Difficulty: hard Section: 6.4

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