June 2022 Paper 2 Q3

OCR ACurrent spec10 marksIntegration

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(a) Amaya and Ben integrated \((1 + x)^2\), with respect to \(x\), using different methods, as follows.
Amaya:\(\displaystyle\int (1 + x)^2\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{(1 + x)^3}{3} + c\)\(= \tfrac{1}{3} + x + x^2 + \tfrac{1}{3}x^3 + c\)
Ben:\(\displaystyle\int (1 + x)^2\,\mathrm{d}x = \int (1 + 2x + x^2)\,\mathrm{d}x\)\(= x + x^2 + \tfrac{1}{3}x^3 + c\)
Charlie said that, because these answers are different, at least one of them must be wrong.
Explain whether you agree with Charlie’s statement. [1]
(b) You are given that \(a\) is a constant greater than 1.
(i) Find \(\displaystyle\int_1^a \frac{1}{(1 + x)^2}\,\mathrm{d}x\), giving your answer as a single fraction in terms of the constant \(a\). [3]
(ii) You are given that the area enclosed by the curve \(y = \dfrac{1}{(1 + x)^2}\), the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = a\) is equal to \(\dfrac{1}{3}\).
Determine the value of \(a\). [2]
(c) In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
Find the exact value of \(\displaystyle\int_0^{\frac{1}{12}\pi} \frac{\cos 2x}{\sin 2x + 2}\,\mathrm{d}x\), giving your answer in its simplest form. [4]