Definite Integrals

 Refer to the notes above for the definition of definite integrals

Example 7
Evaluate the following: Page | 1
2
a)  6x 2 dx
1

2
b)  sin xdx
0
4
  4x  x dx
2
c)
2
2
2x
d)  4e dx
1

Solution 7(a)
2
 6 x 2 dx  first integrate 6 x 2 with respect to x 
1
2
 6 x 2 1 
 
 2  1  1
2
 6 x3 
 
 3  1
b
2  b 
  2 x 2   refer to the definition of limits, i.e  f '  x  dx   f  x    f  b   f  a  
1 a a

2 2
  2  2     2  1   find the upper limit value of the integral function as well as the lower limit value
   
82
6

Solution 7(b)


0
2
sin xdx first integrate sin x with respect to x 
b

 b 
   cos x 02  refer to the definition of limits, i.e a f '  x  dx  
 f  x   a  f b   f  a 


   cos 2     cos 0   find the upper limit value of the integral function as well as the lower limit value 
 0   1
1

By Emmanuel Mwaba, Northern Technical College. Chela Campus, Ndola.

Solution 7(c)
4
  4 x  x dx  first integrate  4 x  x 2  with respect to x 
2
2  
4
 4 x11 x 2 1   b b

    refer to the definition of limits, i.e  f '  x  dx   f  x    f  b   f  a  
 1  1 2  1  2 a a
 Page | 2
4
 4 x2 x3 
    find the upper limit value of the integral function as well as the lower limit value
 2 3  2
4
 x3 
 2 x2  
 3  2
3 3
 2  4   2  2  
 2  4      2  2   
 3   3 
 64   8 
 32    8  
 3   3
0

Solution 7(d)
2  1 ax 
4e 2 x dx  first integrate  4e  with respect to x, and remember that  e dx  a e 
2x ax
1

2
b
 1   b 
 4  e2 x   refer to the definition of limits, i.e  f '  x  dx   f  x    f  b   f  a  
 2  1 a a

2
  2e 2 x 
1
find the upper limit value of the integral function as well as the lower limit value 
  2e 2 2     2e 21 
 2e 4  2e 2
 94.4

Exercise 7
Evaluate the following:
3  2 4 2
a)    x  7 x  4 x dx
2
 3 

2
b)  sin 2xdx
0
2
c)  3cos xdx
0

By Emmanuel Mwaba, Northern Technical College. Chela Campus, Ndola.

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2 2
d)   4x  x  dx
3
2
e)  2 xe 2 x dx
1
2
f)  2 x 2 sin xdx
0
Page | 3

By Emmanuel Mwaba, Northern Technical College. Chela Campus, Ndola.