June 2023 Paper 1 Q12

OCR ACurrent spec10 marksAlgebraic FractionsIntegration

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(a) Use the substitution \(u = \mathrm{e}^x - 2\) to show that \[\int \frac{7\mathrm{e}^x - 8}{\left(\mathrm{e}^x - 2\right)^2}\,\mathrm{d}x = \int \frac{7u + 6}{u^2(u + 2)}\,\mathrm{d}u.\] [3]
(b) Hence show that \[\int_{\ln 4}^{\ln 6} \frac{7\mathrm{e}^x - 8}{\left(\mathrm{e}^x - 2\right)^2}\,\mathrm{d}x = a + \ln b\] where \(a\) and \(b\) are rational numbers to be determined. [7]