C4 January 2012 Q6

EdexcelOld spec12 marksIntegrationNumerical Methods

6.

Figure 3: the curve from O to x = pi/2 with the region R shaded between the curve and the x-axis
Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a sketch of the curve with equation \(y = \dfrac{2\sin 2x}{(1 + \cos x)},\ 0 \leqslant x \leqslant \dfrac{\pi}{2}\).

The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve and the \(x\)-axis.

The table below shows corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\) for \(y = \dfrac{2\sin 2x}{(1 + \cos x)}\).

\(x\)0\(\dfrac{\pi}{8}\)\(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\)\(\dfrac{3\pi}{8}\)\(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\)
\(y\)01.171571.022800
(a) Complete the table above giving the missing value of \(y\) to 5 decimal places. (1)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of \(y\) in the completed table, to obtain an estimate for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 4 decimal places. (3)
(c) Using the substitution \(u = 1 + \cos x\), or otherwise, show that\[\int \frac{2\sin 2x}{(1 + \cos x)}\,\mathrm{d}x = 4\ln(1 + \cos x) - 4\cos x + k\]where \(k\) is a constant. (5)
(d) Hence calculate the error of the estimate in part (b), giving your answer to 2 significant figures. (3)