MCQs in Integral Calculus Part I

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 1 of the Series in Integral Calculus topic in Engineering Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

Multiple Choice Questions Topic Outline

• MCQs in Basic Integrals | MCQs in Integrals of Exponential Functions | MCQs in Integrals of Logarithmic Functions | MCQs in Integrals of Trigonometric Functions | MCQs in Integrals in Inverse Trigonometric Functions | MCQs in Integrals of Hyperbolic Functions | MCQs in Integrals of Trigonometric Substitution | MCQs in Integration by parts | MCQs in Integral involving Plane Areas | MCQs in Integral involving Centroid | MCQs in Integral involving Length of Arc | MCQs in Integral involving Propositions of Pappus | MCQs in Integral involving Work | MCQs in Integral involving Moment of Inertia

Online Questions and Answers in Integral Calculus Series

Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

Integral Calculus MCQs

PART 1: MCQs from Number 1 – 50                        Answer key: PART I

PART 2: MCQs from Number 51 – 100                        Answer key: PART II

Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part I of the Series

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Problem 1: ECE Board April 1999

What is the integral of (3t – 1)³ dt?

• A. (1/12)(3t – 1)⁴ + C
• B. (1/12)(3t – 4)⁴ + C
• C. (1/4)(3t – 1)⁴ + C
• D. (1/4)(3t – 1)³ + C

Problem 2: ECE Board November 1998

Evaluate the integral of dx / (x + 2) from -6 to -10.

• A. 2^1/2
• B. 1/2
• C. ln 3
• D. ln 2

Problem 3: ECE Board November 1998, ME Board April 1998

Integrate xcos (2x² + 7) dx.

• A. (1/4)sin (2x² + 7) + C
• B. (1/4)cos (2x² + 7) + C
• C. ((sin θ) / 4(x² + 7)) + C
• D. sin (2x² + 7) + C

Problem 4: ME Board April 1995, ME Board April 1997

Integrate: (7x³ + 4x²) dx

• A. (7x³ / 3) + (4x² / 2) + C
• B. (7x⁴ / 4) + (4x² / 5) + C
• C. (7x⁴ / 4) + (4x³ / 3) + C
• D. 7x⁴ + (4x² / 2) + C

Problem 5: CE Board November 1995

What is the integral of sin⁵ x cos³ x dx if the lower limit is zero and the upper limit is π/2?

• A. 0.0203
• B. 0.0307
• C. 0.0417
• D. 0.0543

Problem 6: CE Board November 1994

What is the integral of sin⁵ x dx if the lower limit is 0 and the upper limit is π/2?

• A. 0.233
• B. 0.333
• C. 0.433
• D. 0.533

Problem 7: CE Board May 1996

Find the integral of 12 sin⁵ x cos⁵ x dx if the lower limit is 0 and the upper limit is π/2.

• A. 0.2
• B. 0.333
• C. 0.433
• D. 0.533

Problem 8: ECE Board April 1997

Evaluate the integral of sin⁶ x dx from 0 to π/2.

• A. π/32
• B. 2π/17
• C. 3π/32
• D. 5π/32

Problem 9: CE Board May 1997

Evaluate the integral of x(x – 5)¹² dx from 5 to 6.

• A. 0.456
• B. 0.556
• C. 0.656
• D. 0.756

Problem 10: CE Board November 1996

Evaluate the integral of ((x dx) / (x + 1)⁸) from 0 to 1.

• A. 0.011
• B. 0.022
• C. 0.033
• D. 0.044

Problem 11: ECE Board April 1998

Evaluate the integral of (cos 3A)⁸ dA from 0 to π/6.

• A. 27π/363
• B. 35π/768
• C. 23π/765
• D. 12π/81

Problem 12: EE Board March 1998

Integrate (1 / (3x + 4)) with respect to x and evaluate the result from x = 0 and x = 2.

• A. 0.278
• B. 0.336
• C. 0.252
• D. 0.305

Problem 13: ECE Board November 1991

Evaluate the integral of cos² ydy.

• A. (y / 2) + (sin 2y / 4) + C
• B. y + 2cos y + C
• C. (y / 4) + (sin 2y / 4) + C
• D. y + sin 2y + C

Problem 14: ECE Board November 1998

Integrate the square root of (1 – cos x) dx.

• A. -2√2 cos (x/2) + C
• B. -2√2 cos x + C
• C. 2√2 cos (x/2) + C
• D. 2√2 cos x + C

Problem 15: ME Board October 1997

Evaluate the integral of cos x dx limits from π/4 to π/2.

• A. 0.423
• B. 0.293
• C. 0.923
• D. 0.329

Problem 16: EE Board April 1997

Evaluate the integral of ln x dx, the limit are 1 and e.

• A. 0
• B. 1
• C. 2
• D. 3

Problem 17: EE Board October 1997

Evaluate the integral of (2log₁₀ e dx) / x from 1 to 10.

• A. 2.0
• B. 49.7
• C. 3.0
• D. 5.12

Problem 18: CE Board May 1995

What is the integral of cos 2x e^{sin 2x} dx?

• A. (e^{sin 2x} / 2) + C
• B. –( e^{sin 2x} / 2) + C
• C. - e^{sin 2x} + C
• D. e^{sin 2x} + C

Problem 19: ME Board April 1995, ME Board October 1997

The integral of cos x with respect to x is

• A. sin x + C
• B. sec x + C
• C. –sin x + C
• D. csc x + C

Problem 20: EE Board April 1997

Find the integral of [(e^x – 1) / (e^x + 1)] dx

• A. ln (e^x – 1)² + x + C
• B. ln (e^x + 1) – x + C
• C. ln (e^x – 1) + x + C
• D. ln (e^x + 1)² – x + C

Problem 21: EE Board April 1997

Evaluate the double integral of r sin u dr du, the limits of r is 0 and cos u and the limit of u are 0 and pi.

• A. 1
• B. 1/2
• C. 0
• D. 1/3

Problem 22: CE Board November 1996

Evaluate the integral of (3x² + 9y²) dx dy if the interior limits has an upper limit of y and a lower limit of 0, and whose outer limit has an upper limit of 2 and a lower limit of 0.

• A. 10
• B. 20
• C. 30
• D. 40

Problem 23: EE Board April 1996

Evaluate the integral:

• A. 2/3
• B. 4/3
• C. 1/3
• D. 5/3

Problem 24: EE Board April 1993

Find the area of the region bounded by y² = 8x and y = 2x.

• A. 1.22 sq. units
• B. 1.33 sq. units
• C. 1.44 sq. units
• D. 1.55 sq. units

Problem 25: CE Board November 1994

What is the area bounded by the curve x² = -9y and the line y + 1 = 0?

• A. 3 sq. units
• B. 4 sq. units
• C. 5 sq. units
• D. 6 sq. units

Problem 26: CE Board May 1995

What is the area (in square units) bounded by the curve y² = x and the line x – 4 = 0?

• A. 30/3 sq. units
• B. 31/3 sq. units
• C. 32/3 sq. units
• D. 29/3 sq. units

Problem 27: EE Board October 1997

Find the area bounded by the curve y = x² + 2 and the lines x = 0 and y = 0 and x = 4.

• A. 88/3 sq. units
• B. 64/3 sq. units
• C. 54/3 sq. units
• D. 64/5 sq. units

Problem 28: EE Board April 1997

Find the area bounded by the parabolas y = 6x – x² and y = x² – 2x. Note. The parabolas intersect at points (0, 0) and (4, 8).

• A. 44/3 sq. units
• B. 64/3 sq. units
• C. 74/3 sq. units
• D. 54/3 sq. units

Problem 29: ME Board April 1999

Find the area bounded by the parabola x² = 4y and y = 4.

• A. 21.33 sq. units
• B. 33.21 sq. units
• C. 31.32 sq. units
• D. 13.23 sq. units

Problem 30: EE Board October 1997

Find the area bounded by the line x – 2y + 10 = 0, the x-axis, the y-axis and x = 10.

• A. 75 sq. units
• B. 50 sq. units
• C. 100 sq. units
• D. 25 sq. units

Problem 31: CE Board May 1996

What is the area (in square units) bounded by the curve y² = 4x and x² = 4y?

• A. 5.33 sq. units
• B. 6.67 sq. units
• C. 7.33 sq. units
• D. 8.67 sq. units

Problem 32: CE Board May 1997

Find the area enclosed by the curve x² + 8y + 16 = 0, the x-axis, the y-axis and the line x – 0.

• A. 7.67 sq. units
• B. 8.67 sq. units
• C. 9.67 sq. units
• D. 10.67 sq. units

Problem 33: ME Board October 1997

What is the area bounded by the curve y = x³, the x-axis, and the line x = -2 and x = 1?

• A. 4.25 sq. units
• B. 2.45 sq. units
• C. 5.24 sq. units
• D. 5.42 sq. units

Problem 34: ME Board April 1999

Find the area in the first quadrant bounded by the parabola y² = 4x, x = 1, and x = 3.

• A. 9.555 sq. units
• B. 9.955 sq. units
• C. 5.955 sq. units
• D. 5.595 sq. units

Problem 35: ECE Board April 1998

Find the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabolas x² – 2y = 0 and x² + 2y – 8 = 0.

• A. 11.77 sq. units
• B. 4.7 sq. units
• C. 9.7 sq. units
• D. 10.7 sq. units

Problem 36: ME Board April 1998

What is the area between y = 0, y = 3x², x = 0, x – 2?

• A. 8 sq. units
• B. 24 sq. units
• C. 12 sq. units
• D. 6 sq. units

Problem 37: CE Board May 1995

• A. 11 sq. units
• B. 31/3 sq. units
• C. 10 sq. units
• D. 32/3 sq. units

Problem 38: CE Board November 1996, CE Board November 1998

Find the area of the curve r² = a² cos 2θ.

• A. a sq. units
• B. 2a sq. units
• C. a² sq. units
• D. a³ sq. units

Problem 39:

Locate the centroid of the plane area bounded by y = x² and y = x.

• A. 0.4 from the x-axis and 0.5 from the y-axis
• B. 0.5 from the x-axis and 0.4 from the y-axis
• C. 0.5 from the x-axis and 0.5 from the y-axis
• D. 0.4 from the x-axis and 0.4 from the y-axis

Problem 40:

Find the coordinates of the centroid of the plane area bounded by the parabola y = 4 – x² and the x-axis.

• A. (0, 1)
• B. (0, 1.6)
• C. (0, 2)
• D. (1, 0)

Problem 41:

Locate the centroid of the plane area bounded by the equation y² = 4x, x = 1 and the x-axis on the first quadrant.

• A. (3/4, 3/5)
• B. (3/5, 3/4)
• C. (2/3, 3/5)
• D. (3/5, 2/3)

Problem 42:

Find the length of the arc of the parabola x² = 4y from x = -2 to x = 2.

• A. 4.2 units
• B. 4.6 units
• C. 4.9 units
• D. 5.2 units

Problem 43:

Find the surface area (in square units) generated by rotating the parabola arc y = x² about the x-axis from x = 0 to x = 1.

• A. 5.33
• B. 4.98
• C. 5.73
• D. 4.73

Problem 44: CE Board May 1997

The area enclosed by the ellipse (x² / 9) + (y² / 4) = 1 is revolved about the line x = 3. What is the volume generated?

• A. 355.3 cubic units
• B. 360.1 cubic units
• C. 370.3 cubic units
• D. 365.1 cubic units

Problem 45: CE Board May 1996

The area in the second quadrant of the circle x² + y² = 36 is revolved about line y + 10 = 0. What is the volume generated?

• A. 2218.33 cubic units
• B. 2228.83 cubic units
• C. 2233.43 cubic units
• D. 2208.53 cubic units

Problem 46: CE Board November 1995

The area bounded by the curve y² = 12x and the line x = 3 is revolved about the line x = 3. What is the volume generated?

• A. 179 cubic units
• B. 181 cubic units
• C. 183 cubic units
• D. 185 cubic units

Problem 47: CE Board November 1994

Given the area in the first quadrant bounded by x² = 8y, the line y – 2 = 0 and the y-axis. What is the volume generated when the area is revolved about the line y – 2 = 0?

• A. 28.41 cubic units
• B. 27.32 cubic units
• C. 25.83 cubic units
• D. 26.81 cubic units

Problem 48:

Find the volume (in cubic units) generated by rotating a circle x² + y² + 6x + 4y + 12 = 0 about the y-axis.

• A. 39.48 cubic units
• B. 47.23 cubic units
• C. 59.22 cubic units
• D. 62.11 cubic units

Problem 49: CE Board May 1995

Given the area in the first quadrant by x² = 8y, the line x = 4 and the x-axis. What is the volume generated by revolving this area about the y-axis.

• A. 53.26 cubic units
• B. 52.26 cubic units
• C. 51.26 cubic units
• D. 50.26 cubic units

Problem 50: CE Board November 1995

Find the moment of inertia with respect to x-axis of the area bounded by the parabola y² = 4x and the line x = 1.

• A. 2.03
• B. 2.13
• C. 2.33
• D. 2.53

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