CAIE P3 2014 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2014
SessionNovember
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

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  1. Use the trapezium rule with 3 intervals to estimate the value of $$\int _ { \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi } ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } \pi } \operatorname { cosec } x d x$$ giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
  2. Using a sketch of the graph of \(y = \operatorname { cosec } x\), explain whether the trapezium rule gives an overestimate or an underestimate of the true value of the integral in part (i).