Edexcel
AS Paper 1
Q15
Challenging +1.2
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Figure 5 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(y = 2x + \frac{8}{x^2} - 5\), \(x > 0\).
The point \(A(4, \frac{7}{2})\) lies on C. The line \(l\) is the tangent to C at the point A.
The region \(R\), shown shaded in figure 5 is bounded by the line \(l\), the curve C, the line with equation \(x = 1\) and the \(x\)-axis.
Find the exact area of \(R\).
(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)