Edexcel FP3 2016 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 8 } - \ln x , \quad 2 \leqslant x \leqslant 3$$ Find the length of the curve \(C\) giving your answer in the form \(p + \ln q\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are rational numbers to be found.