OCR FP2 2010 January — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{63afce50-e15f-4634-b2f1-ad5d78ab8bf5-3_591_1131_986_507} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = \sqrt [ 3 ] { x }\), together with a set of \(n\) rectangles of unit width.
  1. By considering the areas of these rectangles, explain why $$\sqrt [ 3 ] { 1 } + \sqrt [ 3 ] { 2 } + \sqrt [ 3 ] { 3 } + \ldots + \sqrt [ 3 ] { n } > \int _ { 0 } ^ { n } \sqrt [ 3 ] { x } \mathrm {~d} x$$
  2. By drawing another set of rectangles and considering their areas, show that $$\sqrt [ 3 ] { 1 } + \sqrt [ 3 ] { 2 } + \sqrt [ 3 ] { 3 } + \ldots + \sqrt [ 3 ] { n } < \int _ { 1 } ^ { n + 1 } \sqrt [ 3 ] { x } \mathrm {~d} x$$
  3. Hence find an approximation to \(\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { 100 } \sqrt [ 3 ] { n }\), giving your answer correct to 2 significant figures.