Edexcel C12 2015 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2015
SessionJanuary
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

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\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the graph of \(y = \frac { 12 } { \sqrt { \left( x ^ { 2 } - 2 \right) } } , x \geqslant 2\)
The table below gives values of \(y\) rounded to 3 decimal places.
\(x\)25811
\(y\)8.4852.5021.5241.100
  1. Use the trapezium rule with all the values of \(y\) from the table to find an approximate value, to 2 decimal places, for $$\int _ { 2 } ^ { 11 } \frac { 12 } { \sqrt { \left( x ^ { 2 } - 2 \right) } } \mathrm { d } x$$
  2. Use your answer to part (a) to estimate a value for $$\int _ { 2 } ^ { 11 } \left( 1 + \frac { 6 } { \sqrt { \left( x ^ { 2 } - 2 \right) } } \right) d x$$