A2 October 2021 Paper 2 Q7

EdexcelCurrent spec9 marksHyperbolic FunctionsIntegration

7.

Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.

Figure 1: the curve y = arsinh x for x at least 0, rising from the origin, and the dashed horizontal line y = beta; the region R between the y-axis, the curve and the line is shaded
Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation

\[y = \operatorname{arsinh} x \qquad x \geqslant 0\]

and the straight line with equation \(y = \beta\)

The line and the curve intersect at the point with coordinates \((\alpha, \beta)\)

Given that \(\beta = \dfrac{1}{2}\ln 3\)

(a) show that \(\alpha = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\) (3)

The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve with equation \(y = \operatorname{arsinh} x\), the \(y\)-axis and the line with equation \(y = \beta\)

The region \(R\) is rotated through \(2\pi\) radians about the \(y\)-axis.

(b) Use calculus to find the exact value of the volume of the solid generated. (6)