Edexcel P2 2019 June — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicStandard Integrals and Reverse Chain Rule

10. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 36 } { x ^ { 2 } } + 2 x - 13 \quad x > 0$$ Using calculus,
  1. find the range of values of \(x\) for which \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is increasing,
  2. show that \(\int _ { 2 } ^ { 9 } \left( \frac { 36 } { x ^ { 2 } } + 2 x - 13 \right) \mathrm { d } x = 0\) The point \(P ( 2,0 )\) and the point \(Q ( 6,0 )\) lie on \(C\).
    Given \(\int _ { 2 } ^ { 6 } \left( \frac { 36 } { x ^ { 2 } } + 2 x - 13 \right) \mathrm { d } x = - 8\)
    1. state the value of \(\int _ { 6 } ^ { 9 } \left( \frac { 36 } { x ^ { 2 } } + 2 x - 13 \right) \mathrm { d } x\)
    2. find the value of the constant \(k\) such that \(\int _ { 2 } ^ { 6 } \left( \frac { 36 } { x ^ { 2 } } + 2 x + k \right) \mathrm { d } x = 0\)