June 2025 Paper 1 Q10

OCR ACurrent spec12 marksIntegrationLogs & Exponentials

10 The graph of \(y = \mathrm{e}^x\) can be transformed to the graph of \(y = \mathrm{e}^{2x-1}\) by a stretch parallel to the \(x\)-axis followed by a translation.

(a)
(i) State the scale factor of the stretch. [1]
(ii) Give full details of the translation. [2]

Alternatively the graph of \(y = \mathrm{e}^x\) can be transformed to the graph of \(y = \mathrm{e}^{2x-1}\) by a stretch parallel to the \(x\)-axis and a stretch parallel to the \(y\)-axis.

(b) State the scale factor of the stretch parallel to the \(y\)-axis. [1]

The point \(P\) lies on the curve \(y = \mathrm{e}^{2x-1}\) and has \(x\)-coordinate of \(\frac{1}{2}\).

(c) Show that the tangent to the curve \(y = \mathrm{e}^{2x-1}\) at \(P\) has equation \(y = 2x\). [4]
(d) Find the exact area enclosed by the curve \(y = \mathrm{e}^{2x-1}\), the tangent to the curve at \(P\) and the \(y\)-axis. [4]