OCR C4 2008 June — Question 8

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicPartial Fractions
TypeIntegration with substitution and partial fractions

8
  1. Given that \(\frac { 2 t } { ( t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\) can be expressed in the form \(\frac { A } { t + 1 } + \frac { B } { ( t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\), find the values of the constants \(A\) and \(B\).
  2. Show that the substitution \(t = \sqrt { 2 x - 1 }\) transforms \(\int \frac { 1 } { x + \sqrt { 2 x - 1 } } \mathrm {~d} x\) to \(\int \frac { 2 t } { ( t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } \mathrm {~d} t\).
  3. Hence find the exact value of \(\int _ { 1 } ^ { 5 } \frac { 1 } { x + \sqrt { 2 x - 1 } } \mathrm {~d} x\).