Edexcel F3 2021 January — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2021
SessionJanuary
TopicStandard Integrals and Reverse Chain Rule

  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = 2 + \ln \left( 1 - x ^ { 2 } \right) \quad \frac { 1 } { 2 } \leqslant x \leqslant \frac { 3 } { 4 }$$
  1. Show that the length of the curve \(C\) is given by $$\int _ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } ^ { \frac { 3 } { 4 } } \left( \frac { 1 + x ^ { 2 } } { 1 - x ^ { 2 } } \right) \mathrm { d } x$$
  2. Hence, using algebraic integration, show that the length of the curve \(C\) is \(p + \ln q\) where \(p\) and \(q\) are rational numbers to be determined.