Edexcel C12 2015 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

4. (a) Sketch the graph of \(y = \frac { 1 } { x } , x > 0\) The table below shows corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\) for \(y = \frac { 1 } { x }\), with the values for \(y\) rounded to 3 decimal places where necessary.
\(x\)11.522.53
\(y\)10.6670.50.40.333
(b) Use the trapezium rule with all the values of \(y\) from the table to find an approximate value, to 2 decimal places, for \(\int _ { 1 } ^ { 3 } \frac { 1 } { x } \mathrm {~d} x\)