Edexcel C4 2009 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

2. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 1 shows the finite region \(R\) bounded by the \(x\)-axis, the \(y\)-axis and the curve with equation \(y = 3 \cos \left( \frac { x } { 3 } \right) , 0 \leqslant x \leqslant \frac { 3 \pi } { 2 }\).
The table shows corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\) for \(y = 3 \cos \left( \frac { x } { 3 } \right)\).
\(x\)0\(\frac { 3 \pi } { 8 }\)\(\frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }\)\(\frac { 9 \pi } { 8 }\)\(\frac { 3 \pi } { 2 }\)
\(y\)32.771642.121320
  1. Complete the table above giving the missing value of \(y\) to 5 decimal places.
  2. Using the trapezium rule, with all the values of \(y\) from the completed table, find an approximation for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
  3. Use integration to find the exact area of \(R\).