A2 June 2025 Paper 1 Q10

EdexcelCurrent spec12 marksDe Moivre's TheoremIntegration

10.

(a) Given that, for \(n \in \mathbb{N}\)\[\begin{aligned} z^n + \frac{1}{z^n} &= 2\cos n\theta\\ z^n - \frac{1}{z^n} &= 2\mathrm{i}\sin n\theta\end{aligned}\]show that\[8\sin^4\theta \equiv \cos 4\theta - 4\cos 2\theta + 3\] (5)
Figure 1: central vertical cross-section of the ornament, a closed shape that bulges out in the middle and tapers to a point at the bottom, with a flat top
Figure 1
Figure 2: the curve from O bulging to the right of the y-axis, with the shaded region R between the curve, the y-axis and a horizontal line at the top
Figure 2

Figure 1 shows the central vertical cross-section of a solid wooden ornament.

Figure 2 shows the curve with equation

\[x = \sin^2\left(\frac{1}{2}y\right) \qquad\qquad 0 \leqslant y \leqslant \frac{8\pi}{5}\]

The region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 2, is bounded by the curve, the line with equation \(y = \dfrac{8\pi}{5}\) and the \(y\)-axis.

The ornament is modelled by the solid of revolution formed when \(R\) is rotated \(360^\circ\) about the \(y\)-axis. The units are centimetres.

(b) Using algebraic integration and the result in part (a), determine, in cm\(^3\), the volume of wood needed to make the ornament, according to the model. Give your answer to 2 significant figures.
[Solutions based entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.] (5)

Given that

  • the density of the wood is 0.85 g/cm\(^3\)
  • the mass of the ornament is 6 grams
(c) comment on the suitability of the model. (2)