C4 June 2014 Q3

EdexcelOld spec11 marksIntegrationNumerical Methods

3.

Figure 1: decreasing curve for x > 0 with region R shaded under it between x = 1 and x = 4
Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \dfrac{10}{2x + 5\sqrt{x}}\), \(x > 0\)

The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis, and the lines with equations \(x = 1\) and \(x = 4\)

The table below shows corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\) for \(y = \dfrac{10}{2x + 5\sqrt{x}}\)

\(x\)1234
\(y\)1.428570.903260.55556
(a) Complete the table above by giving the missing value of \(y\) to 5 decimal places. (1)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of \(y\) in the completed table, to find an estimate for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 4 decimal places. (3)
(c) By reference to the curve in Figure 1, state, giving a reason, whether your estimate in part (b) is an overestimate or an underestimate for the area of \(R\). (1)
(d) Use the substitution \(u = \sqrt{x}\), or otherwise, to find the exact value of \[\int_1^4 \frac{10}{2x + 5\sqrt{x}}\,\mathrm{d}x\] (6)