CAIE P2 2010 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{af7c2b6e-1293-4744-8ea0-927fea5ab4ec-2_531_949_431_598} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = x \mathrm { e } ^ { - x }\). The shaded region \(R\) is bounded by the curve and by the lines \(x = 2 , x = 3\) and \(y = 0\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with two intervals to estimate the area of \(R\), giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
  2. State, with a reason, whether the trapezium rule gives an under-estimate or an over-estimate of the true value of the area of \(R\).
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