OCR MEI C4 — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicPartial Fractions
TypePartial fractions with linear factors only

1 Using partial fractions, find \(\int \frac { x } { ( x + 1 ) ( 2 x + 1 ) } \mathrm { d } x\).
  1. Express \(\cos \theta + \sqrt { 3 } \sin \theta\) in the form \(R \cos ( \theta - \alpha )\), where \(R > 0\) and \(\alpha\) is acute, expressing \(\alpha\) in terms of \(\pi\).
  2. Write down the derivative of \(\tan \theta\). Hence show that \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi } \frac { 1 } { ( \cos \theta + \sqrt { 3 } \sin \theta ) ^ { 2 } } \mathrm {~d} \theta = \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 4 }\).