CAIE P3 2020 March — Question 4 7 marks

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2020
SessionMarch
Marks7
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TopicIntegration by Parts
TypeBasic integration by parts
DifficultyModerate -0.3 This is a straightforward integration by parts question with a standard function pair (x and sec²x). The derivative of sec²x is known (tan x), making this a textbook application of the formula with simple substitution of limits. Slightly easier than average due to the clean integrand and standard technique required.
Spec1.09a Sign change methods: locate roots1.09b Sign change methods: understand failure cases1.09c Simple iterative methods: x_{n+1} = g(x_n), cobweb and staircase diagrams

4 Find \(\int _ { \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi } x \sec ^ { 2 } x \mathrm {~d} x\). Give your answer in a simplified exact form.

Question 4:
AnswerMarks
Integrate by parts and reach \(ax\tan x + b\int\tan x\,dx\)M1*
Obtain \(x\tan x - \int\tan x\,dx\)A1
Complete the integration, obtaining a term \(\pm\ln\cos x\), or equivalentM1
Obtain integral \(x\tan x + \ln\cos x\), or equivalentA1
Substitute limits correctly, having integrated twiceDM1
Use a law of logarithmsM1
Obtain answer \(\frac{5}{18}\sqrt{3}\pi - \frac{1}{2}\ln 3\), or exact simplified equivalentA1
## Question 4:

| Integrate by parts and reach $ax\tan x + b\int\tan x\,dx$ | M1* | |
| Obtain $x\tan x - \int\tan x\,dx$ | A1 | |
| Complete the integration, obtaining a term $\pm\ln\cos x$, or equivalent | M1 | |
| Obtain integral $x\tan x + \ln\cos x$, or equivalent | A1 | |
| Substitute limits correctly, having integrated twice | DM1 | |
| Use a law of logarithms | M1 | |
| Obtain answer $\frac{5}{18}\sqrt{3}\pi - \frac{1}{2}\ln 3$, or exact simplified equivalent | A1 | |

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4 Find $\int _ { \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi } x \sec ^ { 2 } x \mathrm {~d} x$. Give your answer in a simplified exact form.\\

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