Edexcel C4 — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicIntegration by Parts

6. (a) Use integration by parts to show that $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 4 } } x \sec ^ { 2 } x \mathrm {~d} x = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln 2 .$$ \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} The finite region \(R\), bounded by the equation \(y = x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \sec x\), the line \(x = \frac { \pi } { 4 }\) and the \(x\)-axis is shown in Fig. 1. The region \(R\) is rotated through \(2 \pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis.
(b) Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated.
(c) Find the gradient of the curve with equation \(y = x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \sec x\) at the point where \(x = \frac { \pi } { 4 }\).