Edexcel P2 2023 January — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2023
SessionJanuary
TopicAreas Between Curves

  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working.
\section*{Solutions based entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.} \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 3 shows
  • the curve \(C\) with equation \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 4 x + 5\)
  • the line \(l\) with equation \(y = 2\)
The curve \(C\) intersects the \(y\)-axis at the point \(D\).
  1. Write down the coordinates of \(D\). The curve \(C\) intersects the line \(l\) at the points \(E\) and \(F\), as shown in Figure 3.
  2. Find the \(x\) coordinate of \(E\) and the \(x\) coordinate of \(F\). Shown shaded in Figure 3 is
    • the region \(R _ { 1 }\) which is bounded by \(C , l\) and the \(y\)-axis
    • the region \(R _ { 2 }\) which is bounded by \(C\) and the line segments \(E F\) and \(D F\)
    Given that \(\frac { \text { area of } R _ { 1 } } { \text { area of } R _ { 2 } } = k\), where \(k\) is a constant,
  3. use algebraic integration to find the exact value of \(k\), giving your answer as a simplified fraction.