CAIE P1 2009 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2009
SessionNovember
TopicVolumes of Revolution

8 The function f is such that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 3 } { 2 x + 5 }\) for \(x \in \mathbb { R } , x \neq - 2.5\).
  1. Obtain an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\) and explain why f is a decreasing function.
  2. Obtain an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\).
  3. A curve has the equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\). Find the volume obtained when the region bounded by the curve, the coordinate axes and the line \(x = 2\) is rotated through \(360 ^ { \circ }\) about the \(x\)-axis.