CAIE P2 2024 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2024
SessionNovember
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

  1. Use the trapezium rule with two intervals to find an approximation to the area of region \(A\). Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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  2. Find the exact total area of regions \(A\) and \(B\). Give your answer in the form \(k \ln m\), where \(k\) and \(m\) are constants.
  3. Deduce an approximation to the area of region \(B\). Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
  4. State, with a reason, whether your answer to part (c) is an over-estimate or an under-estimate of the area of region \(B\).