OCR MEI C3 (Core Mathematics 3)

1 Evaluate \(\int _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } x ^ { 2 } \ln x \mathrm {~d} x\), giving your answer in an exact form.

2 Fig. 7 shows the curve \(y = \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 1 + 2 x ^ { 3 } }\). It is undefined at \(x = a\); the line \(x = a\) is a vertical asymptote. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Calculate the value of \(a\), giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
2. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 2 x - 2 x ^ { 4 } } { \left( 1 + 2 x ^ { 3 } \right) ^ { 2 } }\). Hence determine the coordinates of the turning points of the curve.
3. Show that the area of the region between the curve and the \(x\)-axis from \(x = 0\) to \(x = 1\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 6 } \ln 3\).

3 Fig. 8 shows part of the curve \(y = x \cos 2 x\), together with a point P at which the curve crosses the \(x\)-axis. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Find the exact coordinates of P .
2. Show algebraically that \(x \cos 2 x\) is an odd function, and interpret this result graphically.
3. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\).
4. Show that turning points occur on the curve for values of \(x\) which satisfy the equation \(x \tan 2 x = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\).
5. Find the gradient of the curve at the origin. Show that the second derivative of \(x \cos 2 x\) is zero when \(x = 0\).
6. Evaluate \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi } x \cos 2 x \mathrm {~d} x\), giving your answer in terms of \(\pi\). Interpret this result graphically.