CAIE P3 2024 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

6
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{5eb2657c-ed74-4ed2-b8c4-08e9e0f657b5-08_351_1031_264_516} The diagram shows the curve \(\mathrm { y } = \mathrm { xe } ^ { - \mathrm { ax } }\), where \(a\) is a positive constant, and its maximum point \(M\).
  1. Find the exact coordinates of \(M\).
  2. Find the exact value of \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 2 } { a } } x e ^ { - a x } d x\).