CAIE P2 2009 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2009
SessionNovember
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

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  1. Use the trapezium rule with two intervals to estimate the value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi } \sec x \mathrm {~d} x$$ giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
  2. Using a sketch of the graph of \(y = \sec x\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi\), explain whether the trapezium rule gives an under-estimate or an over-estimate of the true value of the integral in part (i).