Chapter 12

College Algebra and Calculus: An Applied Approach · 249 exercises

Problem 50

Evaluate the definite integral. $$ \int_{1}^{3} x^{2} \ln x d x $$

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Problem 50

Write the partial fraction decomposition for the rational expression. Check your result algebraically. Then assign a value to the constant \(a\) and use a graphing utility to check the result graphically. $$ \frac{1}{(x+1)(a-x)} $$

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Problem 50

$$ y=\frac{\ln x}{x^{2}}, y=0, x=1, x=e $$

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Problem 51

Capitalized Cost In Exercises 51 and 52, find the capitalized cost \(C\) of an asset \((a)\) for \(n=5\) years, \((b)\) for \(n=10\) years, and (c) forever. The capitalized cost is given by \(C=C_{0}+\int_{0}^{n} c(t) e^{-r t} d t\) where \(C_{0}\) is the original investment, \(t\) is the time in years, \(r\) is the annual interest rate compounded continuously, and \(c(t)\) is the annual cost of maintenance (measured in dollars). [Hint: For part (c), see Exercises \(35-38 .]\) $$ C_{0}=\$ 650,000, c(t)=25,000, r=10 \% $$

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Problem 51

Lumber Use The table shows the amounts of lumber used for residential upkeep and improvements (in billions of board-feet per year) for the years 1997 through \(2005 .\) (Source: U.S. Forest Service) \begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline Year & 1997 & 1998 & 1999 & 2000 & 2001 \\ \hline Amount & \(15.1\) & \(14.7\) & \(15.1\) & \(16.4\) & \(17.0\) \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|} \hline Year & 2002 & 2003 & 2004 & 2005 \\ \hline Amount & \(17.8\) & \(18.3\) & \(20.0\) & \(20.6\) \\ \hline \end{tabular} (a) Use Simpson's Rule to estimate the average number of board-feet (in billions) used per year over the time period. (b) A model for the data is $$ L=6.613+0.93 t+2095.7 e^{-t}, \quad 7 \leq t \leq 15 $$ where \(L\) is the amount of lumber used and \(t\) is the year, with \(t=7\) corresponding to 1997 . Use integration to find the average number of board- feet (in billions) used per year over the time period. (c) Compare the results of parts (a) and (b).

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Problem 51

Find the indefinite integral (a) using the integration table and (b) using the specified method. Integral \mathrm{Method } $$ \int x^{2} e^{x} d x \quad \text { Integration by parts } $$

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Problem 51

Writing What is the first step when integrating \(\int \frac{x^{2}}{x-5} d x ?\) Explain. (Do not integrate.)

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Problem 52

Capitalized Cost In Exercises 51 and 52, find the capitalized cost \(C\) of an asset \((a)\) for \(n=5\) years, \((b)\) for \(n=10\) years, and (c) forever. The capitalized cost is given by \(C=C_{0}+\int_{0}^{n} c(t) e^{-r t} d t\) where \(C_{0}\) is the original investment, \(t\) is the time in years, \(r\) is the annual interest rate compounded continuously, and \(c(t)\) is the annual cost of maintenance (measured in dollars). [Hint: For part (c), see Exercises \(35-38 .]\) $$ C_{0}=\$ 650,000, c(t)=25,000(1+0.08 t), r=12 \% $$

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Problem 52

Median Age The table shows the median ages of the U.S. resident population for the years 1997 through \(2005 .\) (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) \begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline Year & 1997 & 1998 & 1999 & 2000 & 2001 \\ \hline Median age & \(34.7\) & \(34.9\) & \(35.2\) & \(35.3\) & \(35.6\) \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|} \hline Year & 2002 & 2003 & 2004 & 2005 \\ \hline Median age & \(35.7\) & \(35.9\) & \(36.0\) & \(36.2\) \\ \hline \end{tabular} (a) Use Simpson's Rule to estimate the average age over the time period. (b) A model for the data is \(A=31.5+1.21 \sqrt{t}\), \(7 \leq t \leq 15\), where \(A\) is the median age and \(t\) is the year, with \(t=7\) corresponding to 1997 . Use integration to find the average age over the time period. (c) Compare the results of parts (a) and (b).

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Problem 52

Find the indefinite integral (a) using the integration table and (b) using the specified method. Integral \mathrm{Method } $$ \int x^{4} \ln x d x \quad \text { Integration by parts } $$

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Problem 52

Writing State the method you would use to evaluate each integral. Explain why you chose that method. (Do not integrate.) (a) \(\int \frac{2 x+1}{x^{2}+x-8} d x\) (b) \(\int \frac{7 x+4}{x^{2}+2 x-8} d x\)

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Problem 53

Medicine A body assimilates a 12 -hour cold tablet at a rate \(\quad\) modeled \(\quad\) by \(\quad d C / d t=8-\ln \left(t^{2}-2 t+4\right)\), \(0 \leq t \leq 12\), where \(d C / d t\) is measured in milligrams per hour and \(t\) is the time in hours. Use Simpson's Rule with \(n=8\) to estimate the total amount of the drug absorbed into the body during the 12 hours.

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Problem 53

Find the indefinite integral (a) using the integration table and (b) using the specified method. Integral \mathrm{Method } $$ \begin{aligned} &\int \frac{1}{x^{2}(x+1)} d x\\\ &\text { Partial fractions } \end{aligned} $$

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Problem 53

Biology A conservation organization releases 100 animals of an endangered species into a game preserve. During the first 2 years, the population increases to 134 animals. The organization believes that the preserve has a capacity of 1000 animals and that the herd will grow according to a logistic growth model. That is, the size \(y\) of the herd will follow the equation \(\int \frac{1}{y(1-y / 1000)} d y=\int k d t\) where \(t\) is measured in years. Find this logistic curve. (To solve for the constant of integration \(C\) and the proportionality constant \(k\), assume \(y=100\) when \(t=0\) and \(y=134\) when \(t=2 .\) Use a graphing utility to graph your solution.

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Problem 54

Medicine The concentration \(M\) (in grams per liter) of a six-hour allergy medicine in a body is modeled by \(M=12-4 \ln \left(t^{2}-4 t+6\right), 0 \leq t \leq 6\), where \(t\) is the time in hours since the allergy medication was taken. Use Simpson's Rule with \(n=6\) to estimate the average level of concentration in the body over the six- hour period.

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Problem 54

Find the indefinite integral (a) using the integration table and (b) using the specified method. Integral \mathrm{Method } $$ \begin{aligned} &\int \frac{1}{x^{2}-75} d x\\\ &\text { Partial fractions } \end{aligned} $$

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Problem 54

Health: Epidemic A single infected individual enters a community of 500 individuals susceptible to the disease. The disease spreads at a rate proportional to the product of the total number infected and the number of susceptible individuals not yet infected. A model for the time it takes for the disease to spread to \(x\) individuals is \(t=5010 \int \frac{1}{(x+1)(500-x)} d x\) where \(t\) is the time in hours. (a) Find the time it takes for \(75 \%\) of the population to become infected (when \(t=0, x=1\) ). (b) Find the number of people infected after 100 hours.

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Problem 55

Consumer Trends The rate of change \(S\) in the number of subscribers to a newly introduced magazine is modeled by \(d S / d t=1000 t^{2} e^{-t}, 0 \leq t \leq 6\), where \(t\) is the time in years. Use Simpson's Rule with \(n=12\) to estimate the total increase in the number of subscribers during the first 6 years.

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Problem 56

Prove that Simpson's Rule is exact when used to approximate the integral of a cubic polynomial function, and demonstrate the result for \(\int_{0}^{1} x^{3} d x, n=2\).

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Problem 56

Probability The probability of finding between \(a\) and \(b\) percent iron in ore samples is modeled by \(P(a \leq x \leq b)=\int_{a}^{b} 2 x^{3} e^{x^{2}} d x, \quad 0 \leq a \leq b \leq 1\) (see figure). Find the probabilities that a sample will contain between (a) \(0 \%\) and \(25 \%\) and (b) \(50 \%\) and \(100 \%\) iron.

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Problem 57

Population Growth \(\ln\) Exercises 57 and 58, use a graphing utility to graph the growth function. Use the table of integrals to find the average value of the growth function over the interval, where \(N\) is the size of a population and \(t\) is the time in days. $$ N=\frac{5000}{1+e^{4.8-1.9 t}}, \quad[0,2] $$

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Problem 57

Revenue The revenue \(R\) (in millions of dollars per year) for Symantec Corporation from 1997 through 2005 can be modeled by \(R=\frac{1340 t^{2}+24,044 t+22,704}{-6 t^{2}+94 t+100}\) where \(t=7\) corresponds to 1997 . Find the total revenue from 1997 through \(2005 .\) Then find the average revenue during this time period. (Source: Symantec Corporation)

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Problem 57

Find the area of the region bounded by the graphs of the given equations. $$ \begin{aligned} &y=x e^{-x}\\\ &y=0, x=4 \end{aligned} $$

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Problem 58

Population Growth \(\ln\) Exercises 57 and 58, use a graphing utility to graph the growth function. Use the table of integrals to find the average value of the growth function over the interval, where \(N\) is the size of a population and \(t\) is the time in days. $$ N=\frac{375}{1+e^{4.20-0.25 t}}, \quad[21,28] $$

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Problem 58

Environment The predicted cost \(C\) (in hundreds of thousands of dollars) for a company to remove \(p \%\) of a chemical from its waste water is shown in the table. \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|l|} \hline\(p\) & 0 & 10 & 20 & 30 & 40 \\ \hline\(C\) & 0 & \(0.7\) & \(1.0\) & \(1.3\) & \(1.7\) \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline\(p\) & 50 & 60 & 70 & 80 & 90 \\ \hline\(C\) & \(2.0\) & \(2.7\) & \(3.6\) & \(5.5\) & \(11.2\) \\ \hline \end{tabular} A model for the data is given by \(C=\frac{124 p}{(10+p)(100-p)}, \quad 0 \leq p<100\) Use the model to find the average cost for removing between \(75 \%\) and \(80 \%\) of the chemical.

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Problem 58

Find the area of the region bounded by the graphs of the given equations. $$ \begin{aligned} &y=\frac{1}{9} x e^{-x / 3}\\\ &y=0, x=0, x=3 \end{aligned} $$

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Problem 59

Revenue The revenue (in dollars per year) for a new product is modeled by \(R=10,000\left[1-\frac{1}{\left(1+0.1 t^{2}\right)^{1 / 2}}\right]\) where \(t\) is the time in years. Estimate the total revenue from sales of the product over its first 2 years on the market.

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Problem 59

Find the area of the region bounded by the graphs of the given equations. $$ \begin{aligned} &y=x \ln x\\\ &y=0, x=e \end{aligned} $$

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Problem 60

Consumer and Producer Surpluses Find the consumer surplus and the producer surplus for a product with the given demand and supply functions. Demand: \(p=\frac{60}{\sqrt{x^{2}+81}}\), Supply: \(p=\frac{x}{3}\)

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Problem 60

Population Growth The population of the United States was 76 million people in 1900 and reached 300 million people in 2006. From 1900 through 2006 , assume the population of the United States can be modeled by logistic growth with a limit of \(839.1\) million people. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) (a) Write a differential equation of the form \(\frac{d y}{d t}=k y\left(1-\frac{y}{L}\right)\) where \(y\) represents the population of the United States (in millions of people) and \(t\) represents the number of years since 1900 . (b) Find the logistic growth model \(y=\frac{L}{1+b e^{-k t}}\) for this population. (c) Use a graphing utility to graph the model from part (b). Then estimate the year in which the population of the United States will reach 400 million people.

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Problem 60

Find the area of the region bounded by the graphs of the given equations. $$ \begin{aligned} &y=x^{-3} \ln x\\\ &y=0, x=e \end{aligned} $$

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Problem 61

Profit The net profits \(P\) (in billions of dollars per year) for The Hershey Company from 2002 through 2005 can be modeled by \(P=\sqrt{0.00645 t^{2}+0.1673}, \quad 2 \leq t \leq 5\) where \(t\) is time in years, with \(t=2\) corresponding to 2002 . Find the average net profit over that time period. (Source: The Hershey Co.)

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Problem 61

Use a symbolic integration utility to evaluate the integral. $$ \int_{0}^{2} t^{3} e^{-4 t} d t $$

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Problem 62

Use a symbolic integration utility to evaluate the integral. $$ \int_{1}^{4} \ln x\left(x^{2}+4\right) d x $$

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Problem 63

Use a symbolic integration utility to evaluate the integral. $$ \int_{0}^{5} x^{4}\left(25-x^{2}\right)^{3 / 2} d x $$

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Problem 64

Use a symbolic integration utility to evaluate the integral. $$ \int_{1}^{e} x^{9} \ln x d x $$

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Problem 65

Demand A manufacturing company forecasts that the demand \(x\) (in units per year) for its product over the next 10 years can be modeled by \(x=500\left(20+t e^{-0.1 t}\right)\) for \(0 \leq t \leq 10\), where \(t\) is the time in years. (T) (a) Use a graphing utility to decide whether the company is forecasting an increase or a decrease in demand over the decade. (b) According to the model, what is the total demand over the next 10 years? (c) Find the average annual demand during the 10 -year period.

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Problem 66

Capital Campaign The board of trustees of a college is planning a five-year capital gifts campaign to raise money for the college. The goal is to have an annual gift income \(I\) that is modeled by \(I=2000\left(375+68 t e^{-0.2 t}\right)\) for \(0 \leq t \leq 5\), where \(t\) is the time in years. (T) (a) Use a graphing utility to decide whether the board of trustees expects the gift income to increase or decrease over the five-year period. (b) Find the expected total gift income over the five-year period. (c) Determine the average annual gift income over the five-year period. Compare the result with the income given when \(t=3\).

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Problem 67

Memory Model A model for the ability \(M\) of a child to memorize, measured on a scale from 0 to 10 , is \(M=1+1.6 t \ln t, \quad 0

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Problem 71

Find the present value of the income \(c\) (measured in dollars) over \(t_{1}\) years at the given annual inflation rate \(r\). $$ c=100,000+4000 t, r=5 \%, t_{1}=10 \text { years } $$

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Problem 72

Find the present value of the income \(c\) (measured in dollars) over \(t_{1}\) years at the given annual inflation rate \(r\). $$ c=30,000+500 t, r=7 \%, t_{1}=6 \text { years } $$

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Problem 73

Find the present value of the income \(c\) (measured in dollars) over \(t_{1}\) years at the given annual inflation rate \(r\). $$ c=1000+50 e^{t / 2}, r=6 \%, t_{1}=4 \text { years } $$

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Problem 74

Find the present value of the income \(c\) (measured in dollars) over \(t_{1}\) years at the given annual inflation rate \(r\). $$ c=5000+25 t e^{t / 10}, r=6 \%, t_{1}=10 \text { years } $$

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Problem 75

Present Value A company expects its income \(c\) during the next 4 years to be modeled by \(c=150,000+75,000 t\) (a) Find the actual income for the business over the 4 years. (b) Assuming an annual inflation rate of \(4 \%\), what is the present value of this income?

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Problem 76

Present Value A professional athlete signs a three-year contract in which the earnings can be modeled by \(c=300,000+125,000 t .\) (a) Find the actual value of the athlete's contract. (b) Assuming an annual inflation rate of \(3 \%\), what is the present value of the contract?

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Problem 77

Find the future value of the income (in dollars) given by \(f(t)\) over \(t_{1}\) years at the annual interest rate of \(r\). If the function \(f\) represents a continuous investment over a period of \(t_{1}\) years at an annual interest rate of \(r\) (compounded continuously), then the future value of the investment is given by Future value \(=\mathrm{e}^{r t_{1}}\left[{ }^{t_{1}} f(t) e^{-r t} d t\right.\). $$ f(t)=3000, r=8 \%, t_{1}=10 \text { years } $$

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Problem 78

Find the future value of the income (in dollars) given by \(f(t)\) over \(t_{1}\) years at the annual interest rate of \(r\). If the function \(f\) represents a continuous investment over a period of \(t_{1}\) years at an annual interest rate of \(r\) (compounded continuously), then the future value of the investment is given by Future value \(=\mathrm{e}^{r t_{1}}\left[{ }^{t_{1}} f(t) e^{-r t} d t\right.\). $$ f(t)=3000 e^{0.05 t}, r=10 \%, t_{1}=5 \text { years } $$

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Problem 79

Finance: Future Value Use the equation from Exercises 77 and 78 to calculate the following. (Source: Adapted from Garman/Forgue, Personal Finance, Eighth Edition) (a) The future value of \(\$ 1200\) saved each year for 10 years earning \(7 \%\) interest. (b) A person who wishes to invest \(\$ 1200\) each year finds one investment choice that is expected to pay \(9 \%\) interest per year and another, riskier choice that may pay \(10 \%\) interest per year. What is the difference in return (future value) if the investment is made for 15 vears?

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Problem 82

Use a program similar to the Midpoint Rule program on page 856 with \(n=12\) to approximate the area of the region bounded by the graphs of \(y=\frac{10}{\sqrt{x} e^{x}}, y=0, x=1\), and \(x=4\).

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