OCR MEI C2 — Question 10

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicDifferentiation Applications
TypeFind stationary points

10 Fig. 10 shows the curve with equation \(y = x ^ { 2 } + \frac { 16 } { x }\). \begin{figure}[h]
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  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\).
  2. Hence calculate the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve.
  3. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\) and explain why this confirms that he stationary point is a minimum.
  4. Using the trapezium rule with 4 intervals, estimate the area between the curve and the \(x\) axis between \(x = 2\) and \(x = 4\).
  5. State, giving a reason, whether this estimate of the area under-estimates or over-estimates the true area beneath the curve.