OCR MEI Paper 3 Specimen — Question 11

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
SessionSpecimen
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

11 The curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) is defined by the function \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \mathrm { e } ^ { - x } \sin x\) with domain \(0 \leq x \leq 4 \pi\).
    1. Show that the \(x\)-coordinates of the stationary points of the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), when arranged in increasing order, form an arithmetic sequence.
    2. Show that the corresponding \(y\)-coordinates form a geometric sequence.
  1. Would the result still hold with a larger domain? Give reasons for your answer.