Edexcel C2 2008 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

2. $$y = \sqrt { } \left( 5 ^ { x } + 2 \right)$$
  1. Complete the table below, giving the values of \(y\) to 3 decimal places.
    \(x\)00.511.52
    \(y\)2.6463.630
  2. Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of \(y\) from your table, to find an approximation for the value of \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \sqrt { } \left( 5 ^ { x } + 2 \right) \mathrm { d } x\).