SPS SPS SM Pure 2023 February — Question 8

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Pure (SPS SM Pure)
Year2023
SessionFebruary
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

8. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 3 shows part of the curve \(C\) with equation $$y = \frac { 3 \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) } { \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) } , \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\)
  2. Using your answer to (a), find the exact coordinates of the stationary point on the curve \(C\) for which \(x > 0\). Write each coordinate in its simplest form.
    (4) The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 3\)
  3. Complete the table below with the value of \(y\) corresponding to \(x = 1\)
    \(x\)0123
    \(y\)0\(\frac { 3 } { 5 } \ln 5\)\(\frac { 3 } { 10 } \ln 10\)
    (1)
  4. Use the trapezium rule with all the \(y\) values in the completed table to find an approximate value for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 4 significant figures.
    (2)