C4 June 2016 Q7

EdexcelOld spec8 marksIntegration

7.

(a) Find \[\int (2x - 1)^{\frac{3}{2}}\,\mathrm{d}x\] giving your answer in its simplest form. (2)
Figure 3: curve C rising from x = 1/2 on the x-axis to meet the line y = 8 at P(k, 8); region S shaded between the y-axis, x-axis, curve and y = 8
Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation \[y = (2x - 1)^{\frac{3}{4}}, \qquad x \geqslant \frac{1}{2}\]

The curve \(C\) cuts the line \(y = 8\) at the point \(P\) with coordinates \((k, 8)\), where \(k\) is a constant.

(b) Find the value of \(k\). (2)

The finite region \(S\), shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis, the \(y\)-axis and the line \(y = 8\). This region is rotated through \(2\pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis to form a solid of revolution.

(c) Find the exact value of the volume of the solid generated. (4)