OCR C2 2013 January — Question 9

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicIndefinite & Definite Integrals

9 The positive constant \(a\) is such that \(\int _ { a } ^ { 2 a } \frac { 2 x ^ { 3 } - 5 x ^ { 2 } + 4 } { x ^ { 2 } } \mathrm {~d} x = 0\).
  1. Show that \(3 a ^ { 3 } - 5 a ^ { 2 } + 2 = 0\).
  2. Show that \(a = 1\) is a root of \(3 a ^ { 3 } - 5 a ^ { 2 } + 2 = 0\), and hence find the other possible value of \(a\), giving your answer in simplified surd form.