OCR MEI Paper 1 Specimen — Question 6

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

6 Fig. 6 shows a partially completed spreadsheet.
This spreadsheet uses the trapezium rule with four strips to estimate \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi } \sqrt { 1 + \sin x } \mathrm {~d} x\). \begin{table}[h]
ABCDE
1\(x\)\(\sin x\)\(y\)
200.00000.00001.00000.5000
30.1250.39270.38271.17591.1759
40.250.78540.70711.30661.3066
50.3751.17810.92391.38701.3870
60.51.57081.00001.41420.7071
75.0766
8
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\end{table}
  1. Show how the value in cell B3 is calculated.
  2. Show how the values in cells D2 to D6 are used to calculate the value in cell E7.
  3. Complete the calculation to estimate \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi } \sqrt { 1 + \sin x } \mathrm {~d} x\). Give your answer to 3 significant figures.