Edexcel C2 — Question 5

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

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{824da843-3ea1-4a83-9170-d0082b2e8d1c-3_458_862_906_511} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows the curve with equation \(y = 4 x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } - x , x \geq 0\).
The curve meets the \(x\)-axis at the origin and at the point \(A\) with coordinates \(( a , 0 )\).
  1. Show that \(a = 8\).
  2. Find the area of the finite region bounded by the curve and the positive \(x\)-axis.