CAIE P3 2016 March — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2016
SessionMarch
TopicIntegration using inverse trig and hyperbolic functions

5 Let \(I = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \frac { 9 } { \left( 3 + x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 2 } } \mathrm {~d} x\).
  1. Using the substitution \(x = ( \sqrt { } 3 ) \tan \theta\), show that \(I = \sqrt { } 3 \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi } \cos ^ { 2 } \theta \mathrm {~d} \theta\).
  2. Hence find the exact value of \(I\).