C4 June 2015 Q8

EdexcelOld spec10 marksIntegration

8.

Figure 3: curve C, y = 3^x, with tangent l at P meeting the x-axis at Q; region R shaded between curve, axes and l; diagram not to scale
Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation \[y = 3^x\]

The point \(P\) lies on \(C\) and has coordinates \((2, 9)\).

The line \(l\) is a tangent to \(C\) at \(P\). The line \(l\) cuts the \(x\)-axis at the point \(Q\).

(a) Find the exact value of the \(x\) coordinate of \(Q\). (4)

The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis, the \(y\)-axis and the line \(l\). This region \(R\) is rotated through \(360^\circ\) about the \(x\)-axis.

(b) Use integration to find the exact value of the volume of the solid generated.
Give your answer in the form \(\dfrac{p}{q}\) where \(p\) and \(q\) are exact constants.
[You may assume the formula \(V = \dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h\) for the volume of a cone.] (6)