C4 June 2013 Q3

EdexcelOld spec8 marksIntegrationNumerical Methods

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Figure 1: curve y = sec(x/2) from the y-axis to x = π/2, with region R shaded between the curve and the x-axis
Figure 1

Figure 1 shows the finite region \(R\) bounded by the \(x\)-axis, the \(y\)-axis, the line \(x = \dfrac{\pi}{2}\) and the curve with equation \[y = \sec\left(\frac{1}{2}x\right), \quad 0 \leqslant x \leqslant \frac{\pi}{2}\]

The table shows corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\) for \(y = \sec\left(\dfrac{1}{2}x\right)\).

\(x\)\(0\)\(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\)\(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\)\(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\)
\(y\)11.0352761.414214
(a) Complete the table above giving the missing value of \(y\) to 6 decimal places. (1)
(b) Using the trapezium rule, with all of the values of \(y\) from the completed table, find an approximation for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 4 decimal places. (3)

Region \(R\) is rotated through \(2\pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis.

(c) Use calculus to find the exact volume of the solid formed. (4)