Edexcel FP1 2020 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicSign Change & Interval Methods
TypeGeometric Area Equation Setup

2. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{9f127ab1-0e03-4f9f-87c2-01c553c54ee9-04_807_649_251_708} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the vertical cross-section of the entrance to a tunnel. The width at the base of the tunnel entrance is 2 metres and its maximum height is 3 metres. The shape of the cross-section can be modelled by the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$f ( x ) = 3 \cos \left( \frac { \pi } { 2 } x ^ { 2 } \right) \quad x \in [ - 1,1 ]$$ A wooden door of uniform thickness 85 mm is to be made to seal the tunnel entrance.
Use Simpson's rule with 6 intervals to estimate the volume of wood required for this door, giving your answer in \(\mathrm { m } ^ { 3 }\) to 4 significant figures.