Edexcel Paper 1 Specimen — Question 14

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
SessionSpecimen
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

14. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{f7994129-07ee-4f6d-9531-08a15a38b794-26_567_412_212_824} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
\end{figure} Figure 4 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation $$y = \frac { x ^ { 2 } \ln x } { 3 } - 2 x + 5 , \quad x > 0$$ The finite region \(S\), shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the line with equation \(x = 1\), the \(x\)-axis and the line with equation \(x = 3\) The table below shows corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\) with the values of \(y\) given to 4 decimal places as appropriate.
\(x\)11.522.53
\(y\)32.30411.92421.90892.2958
  1. Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of \(y\) in the table, to obtain an estimate for the area of \(S\), giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
  2. Explain how the trapezium rule could be used to obtain a more accurate estimate for the area of \(S\).
  3. Show that the exact area of \(S\) can be written in the form \(\frac { a } { b } + \ln c\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers to be found.
    (In part c, solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)