CAIE P2 2019 March — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2019
SessionMarch
TopicFixed Point Iteration

5 The equation of a curve is \(y = \frac { \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } } { 4 x + 1 }\) and the point \(P\) on the curve has \(y\)-coordinate 10 .
  1. Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) satisfies the equation \(x = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln ( 40 x + 10 )\).
  2. Use the iterative formula \(x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln \left( 40 x _ { n } + 10 \right)\) with \(x _ { 1 } = 2.3\) to find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) correct to 4 significant figures. Give the result of each iteration to 6 significant figures.
  3. Find the gradient of the curve at \(P\), giving the answer correct to 3 significant figures.