FP3 June 2018 Q4

EdexcelOld spec12 marksHyperbolic FunctionsIntegration

4. The curve \(C\) has equation \[y = \text{arsinh}\,x + x\sqrt{x^2 + 1}, \qquad 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 1\]

(a) Show that \(\dfrac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} = 2\sqrt{x^2 + 1}\) (4)
(b) Hence show that the length of the curve \(C\) is given by \[\int_0^1\sqrt{4x^2 + 5}\,\mathrm{d}x\] (2)
(c) Using the substitution \(x = \dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\sinh u\), find the exact length of the curve \(C\), giving your answer in the form \(a + b\ln c\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants to be found. (6)