CAIE P2 2014 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicFixed Point Iteration

7 It is given that \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { a } \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x } + x ^ { 2 } \right) \mathrm { d } x = 10\), where \(a\) is a positive constant.
  1. Show that \(a = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \ln \left( 61 - 2 a ^ { 3 } \right)\).
  2. Show by calculation that the value of \(a\) lies between 1.0 and 1.5.
  3. Use an iterative formula, based on the equation in part (i), to find the value of \(a\) correct to 3 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places.