Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A teacher tells her class that some integrals hide a symmetry. She gives the integral and says that it cannot be done with a simple antiderivative. A student notices that , and uses the property with . This gives a second integral , which equals . She adds the two integrals and finds that the integrands add up to a constant. The teacher then asks for one more integral, , which can be written with and . The class checks each answer by thin strips on a computer, but the exact value must come from a short argument. She wants each step to be easy to follow for the rest of the class. Find , then , then . Give each to four decimal places.
After , change the limits to and . Split at a sign change or a joining point. For an odd function on the integral is .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. and as above, with by the property.
Plan. Add and , solve for , then use .
Step 1. The sum. .
Step 2. Solve. Since , we get . So , and .
Step 3. The third integral. .
Answer: , and .
Check. On the integrand of climbs from to and is symmetric with the integrand of about the middle. Each area is half of , which is .
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