1.09f Trapezium rule: numerical integration

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Edexcel C4 Q6
13 marks Standard +0.3
\includegraphics{figure_2} Figure 2 shows the curve with equation $$y = x^2 \sin\left(\frac{1}{2}x\right), \quad 0 < x \leq 2\pi.$$ The finite region \(R\) bounded by the line \(x = \pi\), the \(x\)-axis, and the curve is shown shaded in Fig 2.
  1. Find the exact value of the area of \(R\), by integration. Give your answer in terms of \(\pi\). [7]
The table shows corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\).
\(x\)\(\pi\)\(\frac{5\pi}{4}\)\(\frac{3\pi}{2}\)\(\frac{7\pi}{4}\)\(2\pi\)
\(y\)\(9.8696\)\(14.247\)\(15.702\)\(G\)\(0\)
  1. Find the value of \(G\). [1]
  2. Use the trapezium rule with values of \(x^2 \sin\left(\frac{1}{2}x\right)\)
    1. at \(x = \pi\), \(x = \frac{3\pi}{2}\) and \(x = 2\pi\) to find an approximate value for the area \(R\), giving your answer to 4 significant figures,
    2. at \(x = \pi\), \(x = \frac{5\pi}{4}\), \(x = \frac{3\pi}{2}\), \(x = \frac{7\pi}{4}\) and \(x = 2\pi\) to find an improved approximation for the area \(R\), giving your answer to 4 significant figures.
    [5]
Edexcel C4 Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.8
A measure of the effective voltage, \(M\) volts, in an electrical circuit is given by $$M^2 = \int_0^1 V^2 \, dt$$ where \(V\) volts is the voltage at time \(t\) seconds. Pairs of values of \(V\) and \(t\) are given in the following table.
\(t\)00.250.50.751
\(V\)-4820737-161-29
\(V^2\)
Use the trapezium rule with five values of \(V^2\) to estimate the value of \(M\). [6]
Edexcel C4 Q9
6 marks Moderate -0.3
The following is a table of values for \(y = \sqrt{1 + \sin x}\), where \(x\) is in radians.
\(x\)00.511.52
\(y\)11.216\(p\)1.413\(q\)
  1. Find the value of \(p\) and the value of \(q\). [2]
  2. Use the trapezium rule and all the values of \(y\) in the completed table to obtain an estimate of \(I\), where $$I = \int_0^2 \sqrt{1 + \sin x} \, dx.$$ [4]
Edexcel C4 Q16
8 marks Moderate -0.3
The speed, \(v\) m s\(^{-1}\), of a lorry at time \(t\) seconds is modelled by $$v = 5(e^{0.1t} - 1) \sin (0.1t), \quad 0 \leq t \leq 30.$$
  1. Copy and complete the following table, showing the speed of the lorry at 5 second intervals. Use radian measure for \(0.1t\) and give your values of \(v\) to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
    \(t\)0510152025
    \(v\)1.567.2317.36
    [3]
  2. Verify that, according to this model, the lorry is moving more slowly at \(t = 25\) than at \(t = 24.5\). [1]
The distance, \(s\) metres, travelled by the lorry during the first 25 seconds is given by $$s = \int_0^{25} v \, dt.$$
  1. Estimate \(s\) by using the trapezium rule with all the values from your table. [4]
Edexcel C4 Q25
12 marks Moderate -0.3
\includegraphics{figure_2} Figure 2 shows part of the curve with equation \(y = x^2 + 2\). The finite region \(R\) is bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 0\) and \(x = 2\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 4 strips of equal width to estimate the area of \(R\). [5]
  2. State, with a reason, whether your answer in part \((a)\) is an under-estimate or over-estimate of the area of \(R\). [1]
  3. Using integration, find the volume of the solid generated when \(R\) is rotated through \(360°\) about the \(x\)-axis, giving your answer in terms of \(\pi\). [6]
Edexcel C4 Q27
9 marks Moderate -0.3
\includegraphics{figure_2} Figure 2 shows the cross-section of a road tunnel and its concrete surround. The curved section of the tunnel is modelled by the curve with equation \(y = 8\sqrt{\sin \frac{\pi x}{10}}\), in the interval \(0 \leq x \leq 10\). The concrete surround is represented by the shaded area bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = -2\), \(x = 12\) and \(y = 10\). The units on both axes are metres.
  1. Using this model, copy and complete the table below, giving the values of \(y\) to 2 decimal places.
    \(x\)0246810
    \(y\)06.130
    [2]
The area of the cross-section of the tunnel is given by \(\int_0^{10} y \, dx\).
  1. Estimate this area, using the trapezium rule with all the values from your table. [4]
  2. Deduce an estimate of the cross-sectional area of the concrete surround. [1]
  3. State, with a reason, whether your answer in part \((c)\) over-estimates or under-estimates the true value. [2]
Edexcel FP1 Q9
4 marks Moderate -0.3
$$f(x) = 2 \sin 2x + x - 2.$$ The root \(\alpha\) of the equation \(f(x) = 0\) lies in the interval \([2, \pi]\). Using the end points of this interval find, by linear interpolation, an approximation to \(\alpha\). [4]
Edexcel FP1 Q17
2 marks Moderate -0.8
$$f(x) = 2^x + x - 4.$$ The equation \(f(x) = 0\) has a root \(\alpha\) in the interval \([1, 2]\). Use linear interpolation on the values at the end points of this interval to find an approximation to \(\alpha\). [2]
Edexcel M3 2009 June Q6
14 marks Challenging +1.2
A cyclist and her bicycle have a combined mass of \(100\) kg. She is working at a constant rate of \(80\) W and is moving in a straight line on a horizontal road. The resistance to motion is proportional to the square of her speed. Her initial speed is \(4\) m s\(^{-1}\) and her maximum possible speed under these conditions is \(20\) m s\(^{-1}\). When she is at a distance \(x\) m from a fixed point \(O\) on the road, she is moving with speed \(v\) m s\(^{-1}\) away from \(O\).
  1. Show that $$v \frac{dv}{dx} = \frac{8000 - v^3}{10000v}.$$ [5]
  2. Find the distance she travels as her speed increases from \(4\) m s\(^{-1}\) to \(8\) m s\(^{-1}\). [5]
  3. Use the trapezium rule, with 2 intervals, to estimate how long it takes for her speed to increase from \(4\) m s\(^{-1}\) to \(8\) m s\(^{-1}\). [4]
AQA C2 2009 June Q4
6 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. Use the trapezium rule with four ordinates (three strips) to find an approximate value for \(\int_0^6 \sqrt{x^3 + 1} dx\), giving your answer to four significant figures. [4]
  2. The curve with equation \(y = \sqrt{x^3 + 1}\) is stretched parallel to the \(x\)-axis with scale factor \(\frac{1}{2}\) to give the curve with equation \(y = f(x)\). Write down an expression for \(f(x)\). [2]
OCR C2 Q9
12 marks Standard +0.2
    1. Write down the exact values of \(\cos \frac{1}{6}\pi\) and \(\tan \frac{1}{6}\pi\) (where the angles are in radians). Hence verify that \(x = \frac{1}{6}\pi\) is a solution of the equation $$2 \cos x = \tan 2x.$$ [3]
    2. Sketch, on a single diagram, the graphs of \(y = 2 \cos x\) and \(y = \tan 2x\), for \(x\) (radians) such that \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant \pi\). Hence state, in terms of \(\pi\), the other values of \(x\) between 0 and \(\pi\) satisfying the equation $$2 \cos x = \tan 2x.$$ [4]
    1. Use the trapezium rule, with 3 strips, to find an approximate value for the area of the region bounded by the curve \(y = \tan x\), the \(x\)-axis, and the lines \(x = 0.1\) and \(x = 0.4\). (Values of \(x\) are in radians.) [4]
    2. State with a reason whether this approximation is an underestimate or an overestimate. [1]
OCR C2 2007 January Q5
8 marks Moderate -0.8
    1. Express \(\log_3(4x + 7) - \log_3 x\) as a single logarithm. [1]
    2. Hence solve the equation \(\log_3(4x + 7) - \log_3 x = 2\). [3]
  1. Use the trapezium rule, with two strips of width 3, to find an approximate value for $$\int_3^9 \log_{10} x \, dx,$$ giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures. [4]
OCR C2 Specimen Q8
10 marks Moderate -0.3
\includegraphics{figure_8} The diagram shows the curve \(y = 1.25^x\).
  1. A point on the curve has y-coordinate 2. Calculate its x-coordinate. [3]
  2. Use the trapezium rule with 4 intervals to estimate the area of the shaded region, bounded by the curve, the axes, and the line \(x = 4\). [4]
  3. State, with a reason, whether the estimate found in part (ii) is an overestimate or an underestimate. [2]
  4. Explain briefly how the trapezium rule could be used to find a more accurate estimate of the area of the shaded region. [1]
OCR MEI C2 2010 January Q11
12 marks Moderate -0.3
Fig. 11 shows the cross-section of a school hall, with measurements of the height in metres taken at 1.5 m intervals from O. \includegraphics{figure_11}
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 8 strips to calculate an estimate of the area of the cross-section. [4]
  2. Use 8 rectangles to calculate a lower bound for the area of the cross-section. [2]
The curve of the roof may be modelled by \(y = -0.013x^3 + 0.16x^2 - 0.082x + 2.4\), where \(x\) metres is the horizontal distance from O across the hall, and \(y\) metres is the height.
  1. Use integration to find the area of the cross-section according to this model. [4]
  2. Comment on the accuracy of this model for the height of the hall when \(x = 7.5\). [2]
OCR MEI C2 2008 June Q12
12 marks Moderate -0.8
\includegraphics{figure_12} A water trough is a prism 2.5 m long. Fig. 12 shows the cross-section of the trough, with the depths in metres at 0.1 m intervals across the trough. The trough is full of water.
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 5 strips to calculate an estimate of the area of cross-section of the trough. Hence estimate the volume of water in the trough. [5]
  2. A computer program models the curve of the base of the trough, with axes as shown and units in metres, using the equation \(y = 8x^3 - 3x^2 - 0.5x - 0.15\), for \(0 \leq x \leq 0.5\). Calculate \(\int_0^{0.5} (8x^3 - 3x^2 - 0.5x - 0.15) \, \text{d}x\) and state what this represents. Hence find the volume of water in the trough as given by this model. [7]
OCR MEI C2 2013 June Q7
4 marks Easy -1.2
Fig. 7 shows a curve and the coordinates of some points on it. \includegraphics{figure_7} Use the trapezium rule with 6 strips to estimate the area of the region bounded by the curve and the positive \(x\)- and \(y\)-axes. [4]
OCR MEI C2 2014 June Q12
10 marks Moderate -0.3
Oskar is designing a building. Fig. 12 shows his design for the end wall and the curve of the roof. The units for \(x\) and \(y\) are metres. \includegraphics{figure_12}
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 5 strips to estimate the area of the end wall of the building. [4]
  2. Oskar now uses the equation \(y = -0.001x^3 - 0.025x^2 + 0.6x + 9\), for \(0 \leq x \leq 15\), to model the curve of the roof.
    1. Calculate the difference between the height of the roof when \(x = 12\) given by this model and the data shown in Fig. 12. [2]
    2. Use integration to find the area of the end wall given by this model. [4]
OCR MEI C2 2016 June Q9
11 marks Standard +0.3
Fig. 9 shows the cross-section of a straight, horizontal tunnel. The \(x\)-axis from 0 to 6 represents the floor of the tunnel. \includegraphics{figure_9} With axes as shown, and units in metres, the roof of the tunnel passes through the points shown in the table.
\(x\)0123456
\(y\)04.04.95.04.94.00
The length of the tunnel is 50 m.
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 6 strips to estimate the area of cross-section of the tunnel. Hence estimate the volume of earth removed in digging the tunnel. [4]
  2. An engineer models the height of the roof of the tunnel using the curve \(y = \frac{x}{81}(108x - 54x^2 + 12x^3 - x^4)\). This curve is symmetrical about \(x = 3\).
    1. Show that, according to this model, a vehicle of rectangular cross-section which is 3.6 m wide and 4.4 m high would not be able to pass through the tunnel. [2]
    2. Use integration to calculate the area of the cross-section given by this model. Hence obtain another estimate of the volume of earth removed in digging the tunnel. [5]
Edexcel C2 Q9
13 marks Moderate -0.3
The finite region \(R\) is bounded by the curve \(y = 1 + 3\sqrt{x}\), the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 2\) and \(x = 8\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with three intervals of equal width to estimate to 3 significant figures the area of \(R\). [6]
  2. Use integration to find the exact area of \(R\) in the form \(a + b\sqrt{2}\). [5]
  3. Find the percentage error in the estimate made in part (a). [2]
OCR C2 Q2
4 marks Moderate -0.8
\includegraphics{figure_2} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = 2^x\). Use the trapezium rule with four intervals, each of width 1, to estimate the area of the shaded region bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = -2\) and \(x = 2\). [4]
OCR C2 Q4
7 marks Moderate -0.3
\includegraphics{figure_4} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = (x - \log_{10} x)^2\), \(x > 0\).
  1. Copy and complete the table below for points on the curve, giving the \(y\) values to 2 decimal places.
    \(x\)23456
    \(y\)2.896.36
    [2]
The shaded region is bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 2\) and \(x = 6\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with all the values in your table to estimate the area of the shaded region. [3]
  2. State, with a reason, whether your answer to part (b) is an under-estimate or an over-estimate of the true area. [2]
AQA C3 2011 June Q1
7 marks Moderate -0.8
The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = \ln(6x)\). \includegraphics{figure_1}
  1. State the \(x\)-coordinate of the point of intersection of the curve with the \(x\)-axis. [1]
  2. Find \(\frac{dy}{dx}\). [2]
  3. Use Simpson's rule with 6 strips (7 ordinates) to find an estimate for \(\int_1^7 \ln(6x) \, dx\), giving your answer to three significant figures. [4]
OCR C3 Q4
8 marks Standard +0.2
  1. \includegraphics{figure_4a} The diagram shows the curve \(y = \frac{2}{\sqrt{x}}\). The region \(R\), shaded in the diagram, is bounded by the curve and by the lines \(x = 1\), \(x = 5\) and \(y = 0\). The region \(R\) is rotated completely about the \(x\)-axis. Find the exact volume of the solid formed. [4]
  2. Use Simpson's rule, with 4 strips, to find an approximate value for $$\int_1^5 \sqrt{(x^2 + 1)} \, dx,$$ giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places. [4]
OCR C3 Q8
11 marks Standard +0.3
\includegraphics{figure_8} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = \ln(5 - x^2)\) which meets the \(x\)-axis at the point \(P\) with coordinates \((2, 0)\). The tangent to the curve at \(P\) meets the \(y\)-axis at the point \(Q\). The region \(A\) is bounded by the curve and the lines \(x = 0\) and \(y = 0\). The region \(B\) is bounded by the curve and the lines \(PQ\) and \(x = 0\).
  1. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at \(P\). [5]
  2. Use Simpson's Rule with four strips to find an approximation to the area of the region \(A\), giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures. [4]
  3. Deduce an approximation to the area of the region \(B\). [2]
OCR C3 Q8
11 marks Standard +0.3
\includegraphics{figure_8} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = x^8 e^{-x^2}\). The curve has maximum points at \(P\) and \(Q\). The shaded region \(A\) is bounded by the curve, the line \(y = 0\) and the line through \(Q\) parallel to the \(y\)-axis. The shaded region \(B\) is bounded by the curve, the line \(y = 0\) and the line \(PQ\).
  1. Show by differentiation that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(Q\) is 2. [5]
  2. Use Simpson's rule with 4 strips to find an approximation to the area of region \(A\). Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places. [4]
  3. Deduce an approximation to the area of region \(B\). [2]