OCR Stats 1 2018 September — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleStats 1 (Statistics 1)
Year2018
SessionSeptember
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

7 The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = x ^ { 2 }\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant p\), where \(p\) is a constant.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{85de9a39-f8be-40ee-b0c8-e2e632be93d8-5_736_543_669_762} The area \(A\) of the region enclosed by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = p\) is given approximately by the sum \(S\) of the areas of \(n\) rectangles, each of width \(h\), where \(h\) is small and \(n h = p\). The first three such rectangles are shown in the diagram.
  1. Find an expression for \(S\) in terms of \(n\) and \(h\).
  2. Use the identity \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 } \equiv \frac { 1 } { 6 } n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 )\) to show that \(S = \frac { 1 } { 6 } p ( p + h ) ( 2 p + h )\).
  3. Show how to use this result to find \(A\) in terms of \(p\).