SPS SPS FM 2025 February — Question 9

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM (SPS FM)
Year2025
SessionFebruary
TopicVolumes of Revolution

9. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{b073ed4d-319a-4b97-8ff1-59d66aa22f24-20_880_501_139_438} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{b073ed4d-319a-4b97-8ff1-59d66aa22f24-20_775_583_242_1279} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} A mathematics student is modelling the profile of a glass bottle of water. Figure 1 shows a sketch of a central vertical cross-section \(A B C D E F G H A\) of the bottle with the measurements taken by the student. The horizontal cross-section between \(C F\) and \(D E\) is a circle of diameter 8 cm and the horizontal cross-section between \(B G\) and \(A H\) is a circle of diameter 2 cm . The student thinks that the curve \(G F\) could be modelled as a curve with equation $$y = a x ^ { 2 } + b \quad 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 4$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants and \(O\) is the fixed origin, as shown in Figure 2.
  1. Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\) according to the model.
  2. Use the model to find the volume of water that the bottle can contain.
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