1.08e Area between curve and x-axis: using definite integrals

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CAIE P1 2020 June Q11
11 marks Standard +0.8
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{aa4c496d-ce5f-4f46-ad37-d901644a9e7c-18_387_920_260_609} The diagram shows part of the curve with equation \(y = x ^ { 3 } - 2 b x ^ { 2 } + b ^ { 2 } x\) and the line \(O A\), where \(A\) is the maximum point on the curve. The \(x\)-coordinate of \(A\) is \(a\) and the curve has a minimum point at ( \(b , 0\) ), where \(a\) and \(b\) are positive constants.
  1. Show that \(b = 3 a\).
  2. Show that the area of the shaded region between the line and the curve is \(k a ^ { 4 }\), where \(k\) is a fraction to be found.
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CAIE P1 2021 June Q11
14 marks Moderate -0.3
11 The equation of a curve is \(y = 2 \sqrt { 3 x + 4 } - x\).
  1. Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point (4,4), giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\).
  2. Find the coordinates of the stationary point.
  3. Determine the nature of the stationary point.
  4. Find the exact area of the region bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 0\) and \(x = 4\).
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CAIE P1 2022 June Q7
9 marks Standard +0.3
7 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{574b96b2-62f2-41b3-a178-8e68e16429ff-12_631_1031_267_534} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = ( 3 x - 2 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\) and the line \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x + 1\). The curve and the line intersect at points \(A\) and \(B\).
  1. Find the coordinates of \(A\) and \(B\).
  2. Hence find the area of the region enclosed between the curve and the line.
CAIE P1 2022 June Q6
5 marks Moderate -0.3
6 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{bb7595c9-93ae-49e8-9cc5-9ecc802e6060-08_613_865_262_632} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = 5 x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\) and the line with equation \(y = 2 x + 2\).
Find the exact area of the shaded region which is bounded by the line and the curve.
CAIE P1 2022 June Q10
13 marks Standard +0.3
10 Functions \(f\) and \(g\) are defined as follows: $$\begin{array} { l l } \mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 2 x + 1 } { 2 x - 1 } & \text { for } x \neq \frac { 1 } { 2 } \\ \mathrm {~g} ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 4 & \text { for } x \in \mathbb { R } \end{array}$$
  1. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{bb7595c9-93ae-49e8-9cc5-9ecc802e6060-16_773_1182_555_511} The diagram shows part of the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
    State the domain of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Find an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\).
  3. Find \(\mathrm { gf } ^ { - 1 } ( 3 )\).
  4. Explain why \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) cannot be found.
  5. Show that \(1 + \frac { 2 } { 2 x - 1 }\) can be expressed as \(\frac { 2 x + 1 } { 2 x - 1 }\). Hence find the area of the triangle enclosed by the tangent to the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) at the point where \(x = 1\) and the \(x\) - and \(y\)-axes.
CAIE P1 2022 June Q8
8 marks Standard +0.3
8 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{89a18f20-a4d6-4a42-8b00-849f4fb89692-12_577_1088_260_523} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } + 4 x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\). The line \(y = 5\) intersects the curve at the points \(A ( 1,5 )\) and \(B ( 16,5 )\).
  1. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point \(A\).
  2. Calculate the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2023 June Q10
12 marks Standard +0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{51bd3ba6-e1d1-4c07-81cd-d99dd77f9306-14_832_830_276_653} The diagram shows the points \(A \left( 1 \frac { 1 } { 2 } , 5 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\) and \(B \left( 7 \frac { 1 } { 2 } , 3 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\) lying on the curve with equation \(y = 9 x - ( 2 x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } }\).
  1. Find the coordinates of the maximum point of the curve.
  2. Verify that the line \(A B\) is the normal to the curve at \(A\).
  3. Find the area of the shaded region.
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CAIE P1 2021 March Q11
12 marks Moderate -0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{54f3f051-e124-470d-87b5-8e25c35248a9-18_497_1049_264_548} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = 9 \left( x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } } - 4 x ^ { - \frac { 3 } { 2 } } \right)\). The curve crosses the \(x\)-axis at the point \(A\).
  1. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(A\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at \(A\).
  3. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of the maximum point of the curve.
  4. Find the area of the region bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 9\).
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CAIE P1 2024 March Q11
11 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{b5eb378d-a9cb-40e0-9203-374b58f1dcf9-14_467_757_262_653} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(\mathrm { y } = 2 \mathrm { x } ^ { - \frac { 2 } { 3 } } - 3 \mathrm { x } ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 3 } } + 1\) for \(x > 0\). The curve crosses the \(x\)-axis at points \(A\) and \(B\) and has a minimum point \(M\).
  1. Find the exact coordinates of \(M\).
  2. Find the area of the region bounded by the curve and the line segment \(A B\).
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CAIE P1 2020 November Q12
12 marks Standard +0.3
12 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{fdd6e942-b5bc-4369-8587-6de120459776-18_557_677_264_733} The diagram shows a curve with equation \(y = 4 x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } - 2 x\) for \(x \geqslant 0\), and a straight line with equation \(y = 3 - x\). The curve crosses the \(x\)-axis at \(A ( 4,0 )\) and crosses the straight line at \(B\) and \(C\).
  1. Find, by calculation, the \(x\)-coordinates of \(B\) and \(C\).
  2. Show that \(B\) is a stationary point on the curve.
  3. Find the area of the shaded region.
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CAIE P1 2020 November Q10
10 marks Standard +0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{6bcc553c-4938-46ef-bba4-97391b4d58d4-14_378_666_264_737} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = \frac { 2 } { ( 3 - 2 x ) ^ { 2 } } - x\) and its minimum point \(M\), which lies on the \(x\)-axis.
  1. Find expressions for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } , \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\) and \(\int y \mathrm {~d} x\).
  2. Find, by calculation, the \(x\)-coordinate of \(M\).
  3. Find the area of the shaded region bounded by the curve and the coordinate axes.
CAIE P1 2021 November Q11
11 marks Standard +0.8
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{10b2ec29-adca-4313-ae24-bab8b2d9f8a4-16_505_1166_258_486} The diagram shows the line \(x = \frac { 5 } { 2 }\), part of the curve \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x + \frac { 7 } { 10 } - \frac { 1 } { ( x - 2 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } }\) and the normal to the curve at the point \(A \left( 3 , \frac { 6 } { 5 } \right)\).
  1. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of the point where the normal to the curve meets the \(x\)-axis.
  2. Find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
CAIE P1 2021 November Q8
10 marks Standard +0.3
8 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{cba7391d-2cf7-483c-9a21-bc9fd49860ee-12_570_961_260_591} The diagram shows the curves with equations \(y = x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\) and \(y = \frac { 5 } { 2 } - x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\). The curves intersect at the points \(A \left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } , 2 \right)\) and \(B \left( 4 , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\).
  1. Find the area of the region between the two curves.
  2. The normal to the curve \(y = x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\) at the point \(( 1,1 )\) intersects the \(y\)-axis at the point \(( 0 , p )\). Find the value of \(p\).
CAIE P1 2023 November Q8
9 marks Standard +0.3
8 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{5e3e5418-7976-4232-8550-1da6420a3fcb-12_684_776_274_680} The diagram shows the curves with equations \(y = 2 ( 2 x - 3 ) ^ { 4 }\) and \(y = ( 2 x - 3 ) ^ { 2 } + 1\) meeting at points \(A\) and \(B\).
  1. By using the substitution \(u = 2 x - 3\) find, by calculation, the coordinates of \(A\) and \(B\).
  2. Find the exact area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2023 November Q11
10 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{88c7a3f3-e129-4e9c-acf8-8c96d2668d43-14_693_782_267_669} The diagram shows part of the curve with equation \(y = x + \frac { 2 } { ( 2 x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\). The lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 2\) intersect the curve at \(P\) and \(Q\) respectively and \(R\) is the stationary point on the curve.
  1. Verify that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(R\) is \(\frac { 3 } { 2 }\) and find the \(y\)-coordinate of \(R\).
  2. Find the exact value of the area of the shaded region.
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CAIE P1 2020 Specimen Q12
13 marks Moderate -0.5
12 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{9803d51b-215e-4d03-884f-a67fb7ed6442-20_524_972_274_548} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = x ( x - 2 ) ^ { 2 }\). The minimum point on the curve has coordinates \(( a , 0 )\) and the \(x\)-coordinate of the maximum point is \(b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
  1. State the value of \(a\).
  2. Calculate the value of \(b\).
  3. Find the area of the shaded region.
  4. The gradient, \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\), of the curve has a minimum value \(m\). Calculate the value of \(m\).
CAIE P1 2002 June Q3
6 marks Moderate -0.8
3 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{b2cefbd6-6e89-495a-9f42-60f76c8c5975-2_629_659_715_740} The diagram shows the curve \(y = 3 \sqrt { } x\) and the line \(y = x\) intersecting at \(O\) and \(P\). Find
  1. the coordinates of \(P\),
  2. the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2005 June Q9
10 marks Moderate -0.3
9 A curve has equation \(y = \frac { 4 } { \sqrt { } x }\).
  1. The normal to the curve at the point \(( 4,2 )\) meets the \(x\)-axis at \(P\) and the \(y\)-axis at \(Q\). Find the length of \(P Q\), correct to 3 significant figures.
  2. Find the area of the region enclosed by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 4\).
CAIE P1 2006 June Q10
10 marks Standard +0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{cbcb15b4-1870-4dfd-b6e9-839aa4601511-4_515_885_662_630} The diagram shows the curve \(y = x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } - 9 x + k\), where \(k\) is a constant. The curve has a minimum point on the \(x\)-axis.
  1. Find the value of \(k\).
  2. Find the coordinates of the maximum point of the curve.
  3. State the set of values of \(x\) for which \(x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } - 9 x + k\) is a decreasing function of \(x\).
  4. Find the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2007 June Q10
12 marks Moderate -0.8
10 The equation of a curve is \(y = 2 x + \frac { 8 } { x ^ { 2 } }\).
  1. Obtain expressions for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\).
  2. Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve and determine the nature of the stationary point.
  3. Show that the normal to the curve at the point \(( - 2 , - 2 )\) intersects the \(x\)-axis at the point \(( - 10,0 )\).
  4. Find the area of the region enclosed by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 2\).
CAIE P1 2008 June Q9
8 marks Moderate -0.8
9 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d71002bb-b6f0-42a3-89fb-f2769d5c3779-3_791_885_1281_630} The diagram shows a curve for which \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = - \frac { k } { x ^ { 3 } }\), where \(k\) is a constant. The curve passes through the points \(( 1,18 )\) and \(( 4,3 )\).
  1. Show, by integration, that the equation of the curve is \(y = \frac { 16 } { x ^ { 2 } } + 2\). The point \(P\) lies on the curve and has \(x\)-coordinate 1.6.
  2. Find the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2009 June Q11
11 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{3b527397-7781-41e9-8218-57277cc977bf-4_686_805_950_669} The diagram shows the curve \(y = x ^ { 3 } - 6 x ^ { 2 } + 9 x\) for \(x \geqslant 0\). The curve has a maximum point at \(A\) and a minimum point on the \(x\)-axis at \(B\). The normal to the curve at \(C ( 2,2 )\) meets the normal to the curve at \(B\) at the point \(D\).
  1. Find the coordinates of \(A\) and \(B\).
  2. Find the equation of the normal to the curve at \(C\).
  3. Find the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2010 June Q4
6 marks Moderate -0.3
4 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{56d4d40a-32f5-4f2d-938e-a24312cd42e7-2_428_550_1343_794} The diagram shows the curve \(y = 6 x - x ^ { 2 }\) and the line \(y = 5\). Find the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2012 June Q11
11 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{4d8fcc3d-a2da-4d98-8500-075d10847be3-4_636_951_255_596} The diagram shows the line \(y = 1\) and part of the curve \(y = \frac { 2 } { \sqrt { } ( x + 1 ) }\).
  1. Show that the equation \(y = \frac { 2 } { \sqrt { } ( x + 1 ) }\) can be written in the form \(x = \frac { 4 } { y ^ { 2 } } - 1\).
  2. Find \(\int \left( \frac { 4 } { y ^ { 2 } } - 1 \right) \mathrm { d } y\). Hence find the area of the shaded region.
  3. The shaded region is rotated through \(360 ^ { \circ }\) about the \(\boldsymbol { y }\)-axis. Find the exact value of the volume of revolution obtained.
CAIE P1 2013 June Q10
12 marks Standard +0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d0074ac8-42d2-49f4-a417-4a348537bccc-4_521_809_258_669} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = ( x - 2 ) ^ { 4 }\) and the point \(A ( 1,1 )\) on the curve. The tangent at \(A\) cuts the \(x\)-axis at \(B\) and the normal at \(A\) cuts the \(y\)-axis at \(C\).
  1. Find the coordinates of \(B\) and \(C\).
  2. Find the distance \(A C\), giving your answer in the form \(\frac { \sqrt { } a } { b }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers.
  3. Find the area of the shaded region.