A2 June 2023 Q10

EdexcelCurrent spec12 marksFurther Calculus

10.

Figure 2: the curve C, a U-shaped curve above the x-axis, symmetric about the y-axis, with its minimum on the positive y-axis
Figure 2

A solid playing piece for a board game is modelled by rotating the curve \(C\), shown in Figure 2, through \(2\pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis.

The curve \(C\) has equation\[y = \sqrt{1 + \frac{x^2}{9}} \qquad -4 \leqslant x \leqslant 4\]with units as centimetres.

(a) Show that the total surface area, \(S\) cm\(^2\), of the playing piece is given by\[S = p\pi\int_{-4}^{4} \sqrt{81 + 10x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x + q\pi\]where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants to be determined. (6)

Using the substitution \(x = \dfrac{9}{\sqrt{10}}\sinh u\), or another algebraic integration method, and showing all your working,

(b) determine the total surface area of the playing piece, giving your answer to the nearest cm\(^2\) (6)