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v = 3t². The displacement from t = 0 to t = 2 is

8

from “Velocity and Displacement by Integration”

v dips below the axis. The signed integral gives

displacement

from “Velocity and Displacement by Integration”

A particle moves off and returns to its start. Its displacement is

0

from “Total Distance Traveled”

The three stretches measure 4/3, −4/3 and 4/3. The displacement is

4/3

from “Total Distance Traveled”

The limits of that integral come from

where they cross

from “Area Between Two Curves”

To find the area between two curves, integrate

upper minus lower

from “Area Between Two Curves”

Spinning about the y-axis, the integral is

π ∫ x² dy

from “Volumes of Revolution”

The volume of revolution integrates

π y²

from “Volumes of Revolution”

Compared with the disc method, the washer method needs

the inner disc taken away

from “Volumes by Washers”

y = x and y = x² on [0, 1], spun about the x-axis. The volume is

2π/15

from “Volumes by Washers”

Cross sections are semicircles of diameter s. Each face has area

(π/8)s²

from “Volumes with Known Cross Sections”

A known-cross-section volume needs

no spinning at all

from “Volumes with Known Cross Sections”

Arc length integrates

√(1 + (dy/dx)²)

from “Arc Length”

The arc length formula comes from

Pythagoras

from “Arc Length”

A function has integral 32 over a width of 4. What is its mean value?

8

from “The Mean Value of a Function”

A function has integral 12 over a width of 4. What is its mean value?

3

from “The Mean Value of a Function”

An infinite region can have a finite area

true

from “Improper Integrals”

An improper integral is defined as

a limit

from “Improper Integrals”

Heights 0, 1, 4 with h = 1. The trapezium estimate is

3

from “Numerical Integration”

The trapezium rule treats each strip top as

a straight slope

from “Numerical Integration”

Simpson’s rule tops each strip pair with a

parabola

from “Simpson's Rule”

Why is Simpson’s rule more accurate than the trapezium rule?

a parabola bends with the curve where a chord only cuts across it

from “Simpson's Rule”

dy/dx = ky has solutions of the form

Ae^(kx)

from “Separable Differential Equations”

dy/dx = 4y, and y = 2 when x = 0. What is y?

2e^(4x)

from “Separable Differential Equations”

"Cools in proportion to how far it sits above the room" becomes

dT/dt = −k(T − R)

from “Forming Differential Equations”

"Leaks at a rate proportional to the volume left" becomes

dV/dt = −kV

from “Forming Differential Equations”

If every segment in a column is identical, dy/dx depends on

x only

from “Slope Fields”

In the slope field of dy/dx = x, the segments on the y-axis are

horizontal

from “Slope Fields”

The Euler step rule is

yₙ₊₁ = yₙ + h f(xₙ, yₙ)

from “Euler’s Method”

dy/dx = y with y(0) = 1 and h = 0.5. After one step, y is

1.5

from “Euler’s Method”

For dy/dx + 2y/x = x, what is the integrating factor?

from “The Integrating Factor”

For dy/dx + P(x)y = Q(x), what is the integrating factor?

e^(∫P dx)

from “The Integrating Factor”

The auxiliary equation has a repeated root m = 4. What is the solution?

y = (A + Bx)e^(4x)

from “The Auxiliary Equation”

What is the auxiliary equation of y″ − 5y' + 6y = 0?

m² − 5m + 6 = 0

from “The Auxiliary Equation”

For y″ − 3y' + 2y = 4x, what should the particular integral be tried as?

px + q

from “Complementary Function and Particular Integral”

What is the complementary function of y″ − 3y' + 2y = 4x?

Ae^x + Be^(2x)

from “Complementary Function and Particular Integral”

The amplitude of a harmonic motion is doubled. What happens to the period?

nothing

from “Simple Harmonic Motion”

x = 5 cos 2t + 12 sin 2t. What is the amplitude?

13

from “Simple Harmonic Motion”

Under light damping, what happens to the amplitude?

it shrinks toward zero

from “Damped Oscillations”

Which case returns to rest fastest without passing through it?

critical

from “Damped Oscillations”

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