Edexcel C34 2018 January — Question 13

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2018
SessionJanuary
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

13. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 4 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation $$y = \frac { 1 } { 2 x } \ln 2 x , \quad x > \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$ The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the lines with equations \(x = \mathrm { e }\) and \(x = 5 \mathrm { e }\). The table below shows corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\) for \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 x } \ln 2 x\). The values for \(y\) are given to 4 significant figures.
\(x\)e2 e3 e4 e5 e
\(y\)0.31140.21950.17120.14160.1215
  1. Use the trapezium rule with all the \(y\) values in the table to find an approximate value for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
  2. Using the substitution \(u = \ln 2 x\), or otherwise, find \(\int \frac { 1 } { 2 x } \ln 2 x \mathrm {~d} x\)
  3. Use your answer to part (b) to find the true area of \(R\), giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
  4. Using calculus, find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point where \(x = \frac { \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 } } { 2 }\), giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\) where \(m\) and \(c\) are exact multiples of powers of e.