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Mathematics Tut # 6A
— Focus: Differentiation and Integration, — October 13, 2024
r
√
R2 q p
1. (5 points) Find the exact value of 0
x + x + x + x + ... dx
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3 cos x −π π
2. A curve has equation y = 2+sin x , for 2 ≤x≤ 2.
(a) (6 points) Find the exact coordinates of the stationary point of the curve.
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(b) (4 points) The constant a is such that 0 2+sin x dx = 1.Find the value of a, giving your answer correct
to 3 significant figures.
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4x2 +9x−8
3. Let f (x) = (x+2)(2x−1) .
B C
(a) (4 points) Express f (x) in the form A + x+2 + 2x−1 .
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R4
(b) (5 points) Hence show that 1 f (x) dx = 6 + 12 ln ( 16
7 ).
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4. (7 points) Show that the volume of the largest cone that can be inscribed inside a sphere of radius R is 27
of the volume of the sphere.
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y

π x
O 2
5.
π
The diagram shows the curve y = sin 2x cos2 x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 and its maximum point M .
(a) (5 points) Using the substitution u = sin x, find the exact area of the region bounded by the curve and
the x−axis.
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(b) (6 points) Find the exact x−coordinate of M .

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 Tate School HEXAGON

Mathematics Tut # 6B
— Focus: Differentiation and Integration, — October 13, 2024
r q
p √ ∞
xn 2 3 4
x 3 x 4 x 5 x... dx, knowing that ex = = 1+x+ x2! + x3! + x4! +...
R P
1. (4 points) Find the integration of n!
n=0
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6x2 +8x+9
2. Let f (x) = (2−x)(3+2x)2 .

(a) (5 points) Express f (x) in partial fractions.

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R0
(b) (5 points) Hence, showing all necessary working, show that −1 f (x) dx = 1 + 12 ln 34 .
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O 2
3.
The diagram shows the curve y = 5 sin2 x cos3 x for 0 ≤ x ≤ π
2, and its maximum point M . The shaded
region R is bounded by the curve and the x−axis.
(a) (5 points) Find the x−coordinate of M , giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
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(b) (4 points) Using the substitution u = sin x and showing all necessary working, find the exact area of R.
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4. (7 points) In an elliptical sport field we want to design a rectangular soccer field, illustrated in Figure 1,
2 2
with the maximum possible area. The sport field is given by the graph of xa2 + yb2 = 1. Find the length 2x
and width 2y of the pitch (in terms of a and b) that maximize the area of the pitch.
[Hint: Express the area of the pitch as a function of x only.]
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5. The curve y = e−4x tan x has two stationary points in the interval 0 ≤ x < π
2.
dy
(a) (4 points) Obtain an expression for dx and show it can be written in the form sec2 x(a + b sin 2x)e−4x .
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(b) (3 points) Hence find the exact x−coordinates of the two stationary points.
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