Edexcel C2 — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicIndices and Surds

2. (a) Expand \(( 2 \sqrt { } x + 3 ) ^ { 2 }\).
(b) Hence evaluate \(\int _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } ( 2 \sqrt { } x + 3 ) ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~d} x\), giving your answer in the form \(a + b \sqrt { } 2\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers.