CAIE FP1 2011 June — Question 9

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicCentre of Mass 2

9 The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = x ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } }\). Find the coordinates of the centroid of the region bounded by \(C\), the lines \(x = 1 , x = 4\) and the \(x\)-axis. Show that the length of the arc of \(C\) from the point where \(x = 5\) to the point where \(x = 28\) is 139 .