A2 June 2022 Paper 1 Q8

EdexcelCurrent spec12 marksDe Moivre's TheoremIntegration

8.

(a) Given\[z^n + \frac{1}{z^n} = 2\cos n\theta \qquad n \in \mathbb{N}\]show that\[32\cos^6\theta \equiv \cos 6\theta + 6\cos 4\theta + 15\cos 2\theta + 10\] (5)
Figure 1: a solid paperweight with a flat base, shaped like half of a rounded spindle
Figure 1
Figure 2: the curve above the x-axis between the dashed lines x = -4 and x = 4, highest on the y-axis, with the region R between the curve and the x-axis shaded
Figure 2

Figure 1 shows a solid paperweight with a flat base.

Figure 2 shows the curve with equation

\[y = H\cos^3\left(\frac{x}{4}\right) \qquad\qquad {-4} \leqslant x \leqslant 4\]

where \(H\) is a positive constant and \(x\) is in radians.

The region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 2, is bounded by the curve, the line with equation \(x = -4\), the line with equation \(x = 4\) and the \(x\)-axis.

The paperweight is modelled by the solid of revolution formed when \(R\) is rotated 180° about the \(x\)-axis.

Given that the maximum height of the paperweight is 2 cm,

(b) write down the value of \(H\). (1)
(c) Using algebraic integration and the result in part (a), determine, in \(\text{cm}^3\), the volume of the paperweight, according to the model. Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

[Solutions based entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.]

(5)
(d) State a limitation of the model. (1)