Edexcel C4 — Question 6 12 marks

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Marks12
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TopicIntegration by Substitution
TypeSquare root substitution: definite integral
DifficultyStandard +0.3 Part (a) requires the product-to-sum formula (cos(A-B) - cos(A+B))/2 then routine integration. Part (b) is a standard u²-substitution with algebraic manipulation of limits and integrand. Both are textbook exercises requiring multiple steps but no novel insight, making this slightly easier than average for C4.
Spec1.08h Integration by substitution1.08i Integration by parts

6. (a) Find $$\int 2 \sin 3 x \sin 2 x d x$$ (b) Use the substitution \(u ^ { 2 } = x + 1\) to evaluate $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 3 } \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { \sqrt { x + 1 } } \mathrm {~d} x$$ 6. continued

AnswerMarks Guidance
(a) \(= \int (\cos x - \cos 5x) dx\)M1 A1
\(= \sin x - \frac{1}{5}\sin 5x + c\)M1 A1
(b) \(u^2 = x + 1 \Rightarrow x = u^2 - 1\), \(\frac{dx}{du} = 2u\)M1
\(x = 0 \Rightarrow u = 1\), \(x = 3 \Rightarrow u = 2\)B1
\(I = \int_1^2 \frac{(u^2-1)^2}{u} \times 2u du = \int_1^2 (2u^4 - 4u^2 + 2) du\)M1 A1
\(= \left[\frac{2}{5}u^5 - \frac{4}{3}u^3 + 2u\right]_1^2\)M1 A1
\(= \left(\frac{64}{5} - \frac{32}{3} + 4\right) - \left(\frac{2}{5} - \frac{4}{3} + 2\right) = 5\frac{1}{15}\)M1 A1 (12 marks)
**(a)** $= \int (\cos x - \cos 5x) dx$ | M1 A1 |

$= \sin x - \frac{1}{5}\sin 5x + c$ | M1 A1 |

**(b)** $u^2 = x + 1 \Rightarrow x = u^2 - 1$, $\frac{dx}{du} = 2u$ | M1 |

$x = 0 \Rightarrow u = 1$, $x = 3 \Rightarrow u = 2$ | B1 |

$I = \int_1^2 \frac{(u^2-1)^2}{u} \times 2u du = \int_1^2 (2u^4 - 4u^2 + 2) du$ | M1 A1 |

$= \left[\frac{2}{5}u^5 - \frac{4}{3}u^3 + 2u\right]_1^2$ | M1 A1 |

$= \left(\frac{64}{5} - \frac{32}{3} + 4\right) - \left(\frac{2}{5} - \frac{4}{3} + 2\right) = 5\frac{1}{15}$ | M1 A1 | (12 marks)

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6. (a) Find

$$\int 2 \sin 3 x \sin 2 x d x$$

(b) Use the substitution $u ^ { 2 } = x + 1$ to evaluate

$$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 3 } \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { \sqrt { x + 1 } } \mathrm {~d} x$$

6. continued\\

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