6.1, #9. The graph is that given by figure 6.5 on page 309 with one change: the graph y = 50 for the truck starts at the y-axis. The two graphs intersect twice, at t = 0.7 and t = 4.3. At the beginning the truck is ahead of the car. The first intersection gives the time when the lead of the truck is maximal. The car then overtakes the truck sometime between 1 pm and 2 pm. The second intersection gives the time when the lead of the car is maximal.


6.2, #1. ò13(x2-x) dx = 1/3ò13 3x2 dx -1/2ò13 2x dx = [26/3]-8/2 = [14/3].


6.2, #2. òab 1 dx is the area of the rectangle with top on the line y = 1, bottom on the x-axis, and sides on the lines x = a and x = b. So òab 1 dx = b-a. In particular,

ó
õ
5

2 
a dx = 3,    ó
õ
8

-3 
1 dx = 11,    ó
õ
3

1 
23 dx = 23 ó
õ
3

1 
1 dx = 46.


6.2, #3. òab x dx for 0 £ a £ b is the area of the trapezoid with top on the line y = x, bottom on the x-axis, and sides on the lines x = a and x = b. So

ó
õ
b

a 
x dx = 1
2
(b+a)(b-a) = 1
2
(b2-a2).
The formula holds when a £ 0 £ b. For example, ò-38 x dx = ò38 x dx since ò-33x dx = 0 by the symmetry of graph of y = x with respect to the origin.

The formula also holds when a £ b £ 0. For òab x dx = -ò-b-a x dx by the geometric interpretation of the integrals. In particular,

ó
õ
5

2 
x dx = 21/2,    ó
õ
8

-3 
x dx = 55/2,    ó
õ
3

1 
5x dx = 5·4 = 20.



6.2 #8. The definite integral ò10 ex2dx can be interpreted as the area between the graphs of y = 0 and y = ex2 between the vertical lines x = 0 and x = 1. This area is positive since 0 < ex2 for 0 < x £ 1. Since e < 3 and the function f(x) = ex2 is increasing on [0, 1] it follows that ex2 < 3 for 0 £ x £ 1. Comparing areas we see that

ó
õ
1

0 
ex2dx < ó
õ
1

0 
3dx = 3(1) - 3(0) = 3.


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