Edexcel C12 2017 January — Question 12

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2017
SessionJanuary
TopicAreas Between Curves

12. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{f39ade34-32e2-4b5c-b80a-9663c6a65c87-20_775_1015_260_459} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
\end{figure} Figure 4 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation $$y = \frac { 3 } { 4 } x ^ { 2 } - 4 \sqrt { x } + 7 , \quad x > 0$$ The point \(P\) lies on \(C\) and has coordinates \(( 4,11 )\).
Line \(l\) is the tangent to \(C\) at the point \(P\).
  1. Use calculus to show that \(l\) has equation \(y = 5 x - 9\) The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the line \(x = 1\), the \(x\)-axis and the line \(l\).
  2. Find, by using calculus, the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
    (Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)