Edexcel C2 — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

8. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} The curve \(C\), shown in Fig. 1, represents the graph of \(y = \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 25 } , x \geq 0\).
The points \(A\) and \(B\) on the curve \(C\) have \(x\)-coordinates 5 and 10 respectively.
  1. Write down the \(y\)-coordinates of \(A\) and \(B\).
  2. Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(A\). The finite region \(R\) is enclosed by \(C\), the \(y\)-axis and the lines through \(A\) and \(B\) parallel to the \(x\)-axis.
  3. For points \(( x , y )\) on \(C\), express \(x\) in terms of \(y\).
  4. Use integration to find the area of \(R\).