Edexcel FP3 2017 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicIntegration by Substitution

4. Use the substitution \(x + 2 = u ^ { 2 }\), where \(u > 0\), to show that $$\int _ { - 1 } ^ { 7 } \frac { ( x + 2 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } } { x + 5 } \mathrm {~d} x = a + b \pi \sqrt { 3 }$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are rational numbers to be found. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{image-not-found}
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