CAIE P3 2014 November — Question 6

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

6 It is given that \(I = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 0.3 } \left( 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { - 2 } \mathrm {~d} x\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 3 intervals to find an approximation to \(I\), giving the answer correct to 3 decimal places.
  2. For small values of \(x , \left( 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { - 2 } \approx 1 + a x ^ { 2 } + b x ^ { 4 }\). Find the values of the constants \(a\) and \(b\). Hence, by evaluating \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 0.3 } \left( 1 + a x ^ { 2 } + b x ^ { 4 } \right) \mathrm { d } x\), find a second approximation to \(I\), giving the answer correct to 3 decimal places.