1 Fig. 8 shows the line \(y = 1\) and the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { ( x - 2 ) ^ { 2 } } { x }\). The curve touches the \(x\)-axis at \(\mathrm { P } ( 2,0 )\) and has another turning point at the point Q .
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- Show that \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 1 - \frac { 4 } { x ^ { 2 } }\), and find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime \prime } ( x )\).
Hence find the coordinates of Q and, using \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime \prime } ( x )\), verify that it is a maximum point.
- Verify that the line \(y = 1\) meets the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) at the points with \(x\)-coordinates 1 and 4 . Hence find the exact area of the shaded region enclosed by the line and the curve.
The curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) is now transformed by a translation with vector \(\binom { - 1 } { - 1 }\). The resulting curve has equation \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\).
- Show that \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } - 3 x } { x + 1 }\).
- Without further calculation, write down the value of \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~g} ( x ) \mathrm { d } x\), justifying your answer.