AQA AS Paper 2 2021 June — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleAS Paper 2 (AS Paper 2)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicAreas Between Curves

7 The diagram below shows the graph of the curve that has equation \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 3 x + 2\) along with two shaded regions.
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  1. State the coordinates of the points \(A , B\) and \(C\).
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  2. Katy is asked by her teacher to find the total area of the two shaded regions.
    Katy uses her calculator to find \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \left( x ^ { 2 } - 3 x + 2 \right) \mathrm { d } x\) and gets the answer \(\frac { 2 } { 3 }\)
    Katy's teacher says that her answer is incorrect.
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    1. Show that the total area of the two shaded regions is 1
      Fully justify your answer.
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  3. (ii) Explain why Katy's method was not valid.