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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    The same old trick also applies here. \int_{1-\sqrt{2}}^{\sqrt{2}-1}\frac{\left(1+x\tan^{-1}x\right)^{2}}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)\left(1+\pi^{\tan x}\right)}dx =\int_{0}^{\sqrt{2}-1}\frac{\left(1+x\tan^{-1}x\right)^{2}}{1+x^{2}}\left(\frac{1}{1+\pi^{\tan...
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    Let's use the same old trick that has appeared in this thread many times. \int_{b}^{a}f\left(x\right)dx=\int_{\frac{a+b}{2}}^{a}\left(f\left(x\right)+f\left(a+b-x\right)\right)dx \int_{-\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\frac{\cos x}{e^{\frac{1}{x}}+1}dx =\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\left(\frac{\cos...
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    First question for 2020 \int_{1-\sqrt{2}}^{\sqrt{2}-1}\frac{\left(1+x\tan^{-1}x\right)^{2}}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)\left(1+\pi^{\tan x}\right)}dx=\frac{192\pi+24\sqrt{2}\pi^{2}-24\pi^{2}-\pi^{3}}{1536}
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    Last question of the year Show by mathematical induction that \int_{0}^{1}x^{n}e^{ax}dx=\frac{n!}{\left(-a\right)^{n+1}}+\frac{e^{a}}{a}-\sum_{r=1}^{n}\frac{n!e^{a}}{\left(n-r\right)!\left(-a\right)^{r+1}} for all positive integers n and non-zero real number a.
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    How do you know when to use u-substitution for integration and what u is? (example included)

    As mentioned by DrDusk, with a lot of practice, you will develop an intuition for certain integrals. For u-substitution, quite often you can factor out the derivative of a familiar function. \int\frac{\cos x\ dx}{\sqrt{\sin x}}=\int\frac{d\left(\sin x\right)}{\sqrt{\sin x}} \int\frac{2x...
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    How do you know when to use u-substitution for integration and what u is? (example included)

    I also find the given substitution unexpected. I would straight away think of the trig substitution x=sec t.
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    MX2 Marathon

    It seems no one has attempted this interesting question yet. (a)(i) Yes. When x=0, dy/dx=0. (ii) No. For any interval -𝛿<x<𝛿, there exists x such that y<0. (iii) No. For any interval -𝛿<x<𝛿, there exists x such that y>0. (iv) No. The graph is neither concave nor convex near x=0. (b) Yes. For...
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    It seems no one has attempted yet. It's actually a combination of several results. The last one is the most interesting.😈 \int_{0}^{1}\left(1+a+b+c\right)^{m}x^{n}dx=\frac{\left(1+a+b+c\right)^{m}}{n+1} \int_{0}^{1}\log_{2}\left(\sec^{2}\frac{\pi x}{4}+2\tan\frac{\pi x}{4}\right)^{a}dx...
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    This one is similar but the algebra is slightly longer. \frac{d}{dk}\int_{0}^{2\tan^{-1}k}\frac{x}{1+\cos x+k\sin x}dx=\frac{2k^{2}\tan^{-1}k+k\ln\left(k^{2}+1\right)-\left(k^{2}+1\right)\left(\tan^{-1}k\right)\ln\left(k^{2}+1\right)}{k^{2}\left(k^{2}+1\right)}
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    \int_{0}^{\tan^{-1}k}\ln\left(1+k\tan x\right)dx=\frac{\tan^{-1}k}{2}\ln\left(k^{2}+1\right) (where k is a real constant)
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    MX2 Marathon

    (a) Consider the graph of y=\sqrt[3]{x^{5}}\sin\frac{1}{x}. (i) Is (0,0) a stationary point? (ii) Is (0,0) a minimum point? (iii) Is (0,0) a maximum point? (iv) Is (0,0) a point of inflection? (b) Consider the graph of y=\left|\sqrt[3]{x^{5}}\sin\frac{1}{x}\right|. Is (0,0) a minimum point...
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    Do they allow you to use “reversing the step” in the HSC? (Nature of proof)

    Yes. It's very difficult (or nearly impossible) to choose a delta without working backwards on a rough work paper.o_O
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    This question is breaking my head

    I guess the question is not expecting you to apply trigonometric identities for product to sum or sum to product. Otherwise, there's no point to bring complex number into the question. Having said that, I think a trigonometric approach is more elegant, especially for the second part of the...
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    Do they allow you to use “reversing the step” in the HSC? (Nature of proof)

    I think "Reverse the steps to get the proof required" actually means you have to write the whole stuff again in reversed order. The technique of working backwards is extremely useful when you learn how to prove limit in university. (It would be very difficult to think of a correct bound...
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    This one isn't too hard, right? The same old trick applies. \int_{0}^{\pi^{2}}\frac{1}{1-\sin\sqrt{x}\cos\sqrt{x}}dx =\int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{2x}{1-\sin x\cos x}dx =\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\frac{2x}{1-\sin x\cos x}dx+\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\pi}\frac{2x}{1-\sin x\cos x}dx...
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    It is too abstract. I'll leave it for your university lecturer and tutor.:cool:
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    It requires uniform convergence. Does the syllabus cover techniques to prove uniform convergence?o_O
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    A new one \int_{0}^{\pi^{2}}\frac{1}{1-\sin\sqrt{x}\cos\sqrt{x}}dx=\frac{5\sqrt{3}\pi^{2}}{9}
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    I have skipped the steps of rationalization. \int_{0}^{1}\frac{1}{2^{x+1}+\sqrt{4^{x}+2^{x}}+\sqrt{4^{x}-2^{x}}}dx =\int_{0}^{1}\frac{2^{-x}}{2+\sqrt{1+2^{-x}}+\sqrt{1-2^{-x}}}dx =-\frac{1}{\ln2}\int_{1}^{\frac{1}{2}}\frac{1}{2+\sqrt{1+u}+\sqrt{1-u}}du...
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    MX2 Integration Marathon

    This one is absolutely painful.🤬 \int_{0}^{1}\left(\frac{3e^{x}+1}{e^{x}+\sqrt{x+e^{x}}}+\frac{\left(e^{x}+1\right)^{2}}{x+e^{x}+\sqrt{e^{3x}+xe^{2x}}}\right)dx =\ln\left(e^{2}+e+2e\sqrt{e+1}+1\right)-2+2\sqrt{e+1}-\ln4
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