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Example Question #3 : Solve A System Of Quadratic Equations
Find the intersection(s) of the two parabolas: ,
Set both parabolas equal to each other and solve for x.
Substitute both values of into either parabola and determine
.
The coordinates of intersection are:
and
Example Question #3 : Conic Sections
Find the points of intersection:
;
To solve, set both equations equal to each other:
To solve as a quadratic, combine like terms by adding/subtracting all three terms from the right side to the left side:
This simplifies to
Solving by factoring or the quadratic formula gives the solutions and
.
Plugging each into either original equation gives us:
Our coordinate pairs are and
.
Example Question #1 : Introduction To Integrals
Evaluate:
Evaluating this integral requires use of the "Product to Sum Formulas of Trigonometry":
For:
So for our given integral, we can rewrite like so:
This can be rewritten as two separate integrals and solved using a simple substitution.
Solving each integral individually, we have:
Substituting this into the integral results in:
The other integral is solved the same way:
Substituting this into the integral results in:
Now combining these two statements together results in one of the answer choices:
Example Question #2 : Trigonometric Functions
Evaluate:
This integral can be easily evaluated by following the rules outlined for integrating powers of sine and cosine.
But first a substitution needs to be made:
Now that we've made this substitution, we will use the rules outlined for integrating powers of sine and cosine:
In General:
1. If "m" is odd, then we make the substitution , and we use the identity
.
2. If "n" is odd, then we make the substitution , and we use the identity
.
For our given problem statement we will use the first rule, and alter the integral like so:
Now we need to substitute back into v:
Now we need to substitute back into u, and rearrange to make it look like one of the answer choices:
Example Question #71 : Gre Subject Test: Math
Find :
Step 1: Draw a triangle..
The short sides have a length of and the hypotenuse has a length of
.
Step 2: Find Sin (Angle A):
Step 3: Rationalize the root at the bottom:
Example Question #71 : Calculus
Evaluate the derivative
1
The inverse trig functions should be memorized.
The other common inverse trig functions are
Example Question #1 : Limits
Evaluate:
Undefined/No Limit
Step 1: See if we can plug in into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes ..
Step 2: Factor the denominator: (By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
Step 4: Divide by on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with:
Step 5: Plug in :
The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is .
Example Question #1 : Euler's Method And L'hopital's Rule
Evaluate:
The limit does not exist.
Let's examine the limit
first.
and
,
so by L'Hospital's Rule,
Since ,
Now, for each ,
; therefore,
By the Squeeze Theorem,
and
Example Question #2 : Euler's Method And L'hopital's Rule
Evaluate:
The limit does not exist.
Therefore, by L'Hospital's Rule, we can find by taking the derivatives of the expressions in both the numerator and the denominator:
Similarly,
So
But for any
, so
Example Question #462 : Ap Calculus Bc
Evaluate:
The limit does not exist.
and
Therefore, by L'Hospital's Rule, we can find by taking the derivatives of the expressions in both the numerator and the denominator:
Similarly,
so
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