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

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CAIE P1 2013 June Q11
10 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{fe4c3555-5736-48c4-b61a-9f6b9a1ee46e-4_598_789_255_678} The diagram shows the curve \(y = \sqrt { } ( 1 + 4 x )\), which intersects the \(x\)-axis at \(A\) and the \(y\)-axis at \(B\). The normal to the curve at \(B\) meets the \(x\)-axis at \(C\). Find
  1. the equation of \(B C\),
  2. the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2013 June Q11
9 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{13cfb59a-7781-4786-a625-919b01a2a4f0-4_643_570_849_790} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = \frac { 8 } { \sqrt { } x } - x\) and points \(A ( 1,7 )\) and \(B ( 4,0 )\) which lie on the curve. The tangent to the curve at \(B\) intersects the line \(x = 1\) at the point \(C\).
  1. Find the coordinates of \(C\).
  2. Find the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2014 June Q11
10 marks Standard +0.3
11 A line has equation \(y = 2 x + c\) and a curve has equation \(y = 8 - 2 x - x ^ { 2 }\).
  1. For the case where the line is a tangent to the curve, find the value of the constant \(c\).
  2. For the case where \(c = 11\), find the \(x\)-coordinates of the points of intersection of the line and the curve. Find also, by integration, the area of the region between the line and the curve.
CAIE P1 2014 June Q9
11 marks Standard +0.3
9 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{1a4ddaa9-1ec2-4138-bfcb-a482fe6c942f-3_849_565_1466_790} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = 8 - \sqrt { } ( 4 - x )\) and the tangent to the curve at \(P ( 3,7 )\).
  1. Find expressions for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) and \(\int y \mathrm {~d} x\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at \(P\) in the form \(y = m x + c\).
  3. Find, showing all necessary working, the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2014 June Q10
8 marks Moderate -0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{0b047754-84f2-46ea-b441-7c68cef47641-3_812_720_1484_715} The diagram shows the curve \(y = - x ^ { 2 } + 12 x - 20\) and the line \(y = 2 x + 1\). Find, showing all necessary working, the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2015 June Q10
9 marks Standard +0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{8da9e73a-3126-471b-b904-25e3c156f6bf-3_682_1319_1525_413} Points \(A ( 2,9 )\) and \(B ( 3,0 )\) lie on the curve \(y = 9 + 6 x - 3 x ^ { 2 }\), as shown in the diagram. The tangent at \(A\) intersects the \(x\)-axis at \(C\). Showing all necessary working,
  1. find the equation of the tangent \(A C\) and hence find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(C\),
  2. find the area of the shaded region \(A B C\).
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CAIE P1 2018 June Q10
12 marks Standard +0.3
10 The curve with equation \(y = x ^ { 3 } - 2 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x\) passes through the origin.
  1. Show that the curve has no stationary points.
  2. Denoting the gradient of the curve by \(m\), find the stationary value of \(m\) and determine its nature.
  3. Showing all necessary working, find the area of the region enclosed by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 6\).
    If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s) must be clearly shown.
CAIE P1 2019 June Q10
9 marks Moderate -0.8
10 A curve for which \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } = 2 x - 5\) has a stationary point at \(( 3,6 )\).
  1. Find the equation of the curve.
  2. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of the other stationary point on the curve.
  3. Determine the nature of each of the stationary points. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ebf16cae-1e80-44d2-9c51-630f5dc3c11f-20_700_616_262_762} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = \frac { 3 } { \sqrt { ( 1 + 4 x ) } }\) and a point \(P ( 2,1 )\) lying on the curve. The normal to the curve at \(P\) intersects the \(x\)-axis at \(Q\).
  4. Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(Q\) is \(\frac { 16 } { 9 }\).
  5. Find, showing all necessary working, the area of the shaded region.
    If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s) must be clearly shown.
CAIE P1 2019 June Q11
12 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ed5b77ae-6eac-4e73-bc43-613433abd3e1-16_723_942_260_598} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = \sqrt { } ( 4 x + 1 ) + \frac { 9 } { \sqrt { } ( 4 x + 1 ) }\) and the minimum point \(M\).
  1. Find expressions for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) and \(\int y \mathrm {~d} x\).
  2. Find the coordinates of \(M\).
    The shaded region is bounded by the curve, the \(y\)-axis and the line through \(M\) parallel to the \(x\)-axis.
  3. Find, showing all necessary working, the area of the shaded region.
    If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s) must be clearly shown.
CAIE P1 2016 March Q10
12 marks Standard +0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{0f58de6c-aba7-4a79-a962-c23be3ee0aa9-5_650_1038_260_550} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = \frac { 1 } { 16 } ( 3 x - 1 ) ^ { 2 }\), which touches the \(x\)-axis at the point \(P\). The point \(Q ( 3,4 )\) lies on the curve and the tangent to the curve at \(Q\) crosses the \(x\)-axis at \(R\).
  1. State the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\). Showing all necessary working, find by calculation
  2. the \(x\)-coordinate of \(R\),
  3. the area of the shaded region \(P Q R\).
CAIE P1 2017 March Q10
13 marks Moderate -0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{f759ce41-708e-4fe7-80b9-adc2be2972ac-18_611_531_262_808} The diagram shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) defined for \(x > 0\). The curve has a minimum point at \(A\) and crosses the \(x\)-axis at \(B\) and \(C\). It is given that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 2 x - \frac { 2 } { x ^ { 3 } }\) and that the curve passes through the point \(\left( 4 , \frac { 189 } { 16 } \right)\).
  1. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(A\).
  2. Find \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  3. Find the \(x\)-coordinates of \(B\) and \(C\).
  4. Find, showing all necessary working, the area of the shaded region.
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CAIE P1 2002 November Q10
8 marks Standard +0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a10ad459-6f86-4845-ba28-e4e394bf3d1e-4_595_800_1548_669} The diagram shows the points \(A ( 1,2 )\) and \(B ( 4,4 )\) on the curve \(y = 2 \sqrt { } x\). The line \(B C\) is the normal to the curve at \(B\), and \(C\) lies on the \(x\)-axis. Lines \(A D\) and \(B E\) are perpendicular to the \(x\)-axis.
  1. Find the equation of the normal \(B C\).
  2. Find the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2005 November Q10
12 marks Moderate -0.8
10 A curve is such that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 16 } { x ^ { 3 } }\), and \(( 1,4 )\) is a point on the curve.
  1. Find the equation of the curve.
  2. A line with gradient \(- \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) is a normal to the curve. Find the equation of this normal, giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y = c\).
  3. Find the area of the region enclosed by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 2\).
CAIE P1 2006 November Q7
9 marks Standard +0.3
7 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{dd2cb0ec-5df9-4d99-9e15-5ae1f1c07b96-3_490_665_1793_740} The diagram shows the curve \(y = x ( x - 1 ) ( x - 2 )\), which crosses the \(x\)-axis at the points \(O ( 0,0 )\), \(A ( 1,0 )\) and \(B ( 2,0 )\).
  1. The tangents to the curve at the points \(A\) and \(B\) meet at the point \(C\). Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(C\).
  2. Show by integration that the area of the shaded region \(R _ { 1 }\) is the same as the area of the shaded region \(R _ { 2 }\).
CAIE P1 2007 November Q2
4 marks Easy -1.8
2 Find the area of the region enclosed by the curve \(y = 2 \sqrt { } x\), the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 4\).
CAIE P1 2008 November Q9
12 marks Moderate -0.3
9 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{08729aab-586b-4210-94c9-77b1f6b1d873-4_719_670_264_735} The diagram shows the curve \(y = \sqrt { } ( 3 x + 1 )\) and the points \(P ( 0,1 )\) and \(Q ( 1,2 )\) on the curve. The shaded region is bounded by the curve, the \(y\)-axis and the line \(y = 2\).
  1. Find the area of the shaded region.
  2. Find the volume obtained when the shaded region is rotated through \(360 ^ { \circ }\) about the \(x\)-axis. Tangents are drawn to the curve at the points \(P\) and \(Q\).
  3. Find the acute angle, in degrees correct to 1 decimal place, between the two tangents.
CAIE P1 2009 November Q4
7 marks Moderate -0.8
4 The equation of a curve is \(y = x ^ { 4 } + 4 x + 9\).
  1. Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve and determine its nature.
  2. Find the area of the region enclosed by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 0\) and \(x = 1\).
CAIE P1 2010 November Q11
13 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{32a57386-2696-4fda-a3cb-ca0c5c3be432-5_710_931_255_607} The diagram shows parts of the curves \(y = 9 - x ^ { 3 }\) and \(y = \frac { 8 } { x ^ { 3 } }\) and their points of intersection \(P\) and \(Q\). The \(x\)-coordinates of \(P\) and \(Q\) are \(a\) and \(b\) respectively.
  1. Show that \(x = a\) and \(x = b\) are roots of the equation \(x ^ { 6 } - 9 x ^ { 3 } + 8 = 0\). Solve this equation and hence state the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\).
  2. Find the area of the shaded region between the two curves.
  3. The tangents to the two curves at \(x = c\) (where \(a < c < b\) ) are parallel to each other. Find the value of \(c\).
CAIE P1 2012 November Q8
8 marks Standard +0.8
8 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e69332d0-2e45-4a86-a1f9-5d83bca1ad9b-3_629_853_251_644} The diagram shows the curve \(y ^ { 2 } = 2 x - 1\) and the straight line \(3 y = 2 x - 1\). The curve and straight line intersect at \(x = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) and \(x = a\), where \(a\) is a constant.
  1. Show that \(a = 5\).
  2. Find, showing all necessary working, the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2012 November Q11
10 marks Challenging +1.2
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{11bfe5bd-604c-43e5-81e7-4c1f5676bcbb-4_611_668_1699_737} The diagram shows a sector of a circle with centre \(O\) and radius 20 cm . A circle with centre \(C\) and radius \(x \mathrm {~cm}\) lies within the sector and touches it at \(P , Q\) and \(R\). Angle \(P O R = 1.2\) radians.
  1. Show that \(x = 7.218\), correct to 3 decimal places.
  2. Find the total area of the three parts of the sector lying outside the circle with centre \(C\).
  3. Find the perimeter of the region \(O P S R\) bounded by the \(\operatorname { arc } P S R\) and the lines \(O P\) and \(O R\).
CAIE P1 2012 November Q4
4 marks Standard +0.3
4 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d3c76ceb-cff7-4155-9697-5c302a9d63a9-2_478_828_708_660} In the diagram, \(D\) lies on the side \(A B\) of triangle \(A B C\) and \(C D\) is an arc of a circle with centre \(A\) and radius 2 cm . The line \(B C\) is of length \(2 \sqrt { } 3 \mathrm {~cm}\) and is perpendicular to \(A C\). Find the area of the shaded region \(B D C\), giving your answer in terms of \(\pi\) and \(\sqrt { } 3\).
CAIE P1 2012 November Q11
13 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d3c76ceb-cff7-4155-9697-5c302a9d63a9-4_526_974_822_587} 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. Find 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 \(m\). Find the value of \(m\).
CAIE P1 2013 November Q6
8 marks Standard +0.3
6 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{02da6b6a-6db1-4bc3-ad4e-537e4f61dcac-3_412_629_258_758} The diagram shows a metal plate made by fixing together two pieces, \(O A B C D\) (shaded) and \(O A E D\) (unshaded). The piece \(O A B C D\) is a minor sector of a circle with centre \(O\) and radius \(2 r\). The piece \(O A E D\) is a major sector of a circle with centre \(O\) and radius \(r\). Angle \(A O D\) is \(\alpha\) radians. Simplifying your answers where possible, find, in terms of \(\alpha , \pi\) and \(r\),
  1. the perimeter of the metal plate,
  2. the area of the metal plate. It is now given that the shaded and unshaded pieces are equal in area.
  3. Find \(\alpha\) in terms of \(\pi\).
CAIE P1 2013 November Q10
11 marks Standard +0.3
10 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{02da6b6a-6db1-4bc3-ad4e-537e4f61dcac-4_654_974_614_587} The diagram shows the curve \(y = ( 3 - 2 x ) ^ { 3 }\) and the tangent to the curve at the point \(\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } , 8 \right)\).
  1. Find the equation of this tangent, giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\).
  2. Find the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2015 November Q10
12 marks Moderate -0.3
10 The function f is defined by \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 2 x + ( x + 1 ) ^ { - 2 }\) for \(x > - 1\).
  1. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\) and \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime \prime } ( x )\) and hence verify that the function f has a minimum value at \(x = 0\). \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{5c1ab2aa-3609-4245-b87a-98ecedc83a11-4_515_920_959_609} The points \(A \left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , 3 \right)\) and \(B \left( 1,2 \frac { 1 } { 4 } \right)\) lie on the curve \(y = 2 x + ( x + 1 ) ^ { - 2 }\), as shown in the diagram.
  2. Find the distance \(A B\).
  3. Find, showing all necessary working, the area of the shaded region. {www.cie.org.uk} after the live examination series. }