Edexcel P3 2022 October — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2022
SessionOctober
TopicIntegration by Substitution

  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
$$f ( x ) = \frac { 2 x ^ { 3 } - 4 x - 15 } { x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 4 }$$
  1. Show that $$f ( x ) \equiv A x + B + \frac { C ( 2 x + 3 ) } { x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 4 }$$ where \(A , B\) and \(C\) are integers to be found.
  2. Hence, find $$\int _ { 3 } ^ { 5 } \mathrm { f } ( x ) \mathrm { d } x$$ giving your answer in the form \(p + \ln q\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are integers.