Edexcel C2 — Question 6

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

6. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{3e44996a-4635-46f6-bd45-7799a8c49463-3_589_894_248_397} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows the curve with equation \(y = 4 x + \frac { 1 } { x } , x > 0\).
  1. Find the coordinates of the minimum point of the curve. The shaded region \(R\) is bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 4\).
  2. Use the trapezium rule with three intervals of equal width to estimate the area of \(R\).