Edexcel C1 — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicIndices and Surds

  1. Given that
$$y = 2 x ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } - 1$$
  1. find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\),
  2. show that $$4 x ^ { 2 } \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } - 3 y = k$$ where \(k\) is an integer to be found,
  3. find $$\int y ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~d} x$$