Trapezium rule with stated number of strips

A question is this type if and only if it asks the student to apply the trapezium rule to a given function with a specified number of strips or intervals, without providing a table of values.

47 questions · Moderate -0.5

1.09f Trapezium rule: numerical integration
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CAIE P2 2021 March Q4
8 marks Standard +0.3
4 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{9cf008d5-c15f-4491-9e4d-4bd070f896d5-06_446_832_260_653} The diagram shows part of the curve with equation \(y = \frac { 5 x } { 4 x ^ { 3 } + 1 }\). The shaded region is bounded by the curve and the lines \(x = 1 , x = 3\) and \(y = 0\).
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) and hence find the \(x\)-coordinate of the maximum point.
  2. Use the trapezium rule with two intervals to find an approximation to the area of the shaded region. Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
  3. State, with a reason, whether your answer to part (b) is an over-estimate or under-estimate of the exact area of the shaded region.
CAIE P2 2020 November Q4
7 marks Moderate -0.3
4 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c473f577-1e96-4d11-a0d5-cdfa4873c295-06_460_1445_260_349} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = \frac { x - 2 } { x ^ { 2 } + 8 }\). The shaded region is bounded by the curve and the lines \(x = 14\) and \(y = 0\).
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) and hence determine the exact \(x\)-coordinates of the stationary points.
  2. Use the trapezium rule with three intervals to find an approximation to the area of the shaded region. Give the answer correct to 2 significant figures.
CAIE P2 2014 June Q6
8 marks Moderate -0.3
6
  1. Show that \(\int _ { 6 } ^ { 16 } \frac { 6 } { 2 x - 7 } \mathrm {~d} x = \ln 125\).
  2. Use the trapezium rule with four intervals to find an approximation to $$\int _ { 1 } ^ { 17 } \log _ { 10 } x d x$$ giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
CAIE P2 2014 June Q3
5 marks Moderate -0.8
3
  1. Find \(\int 4 \cos \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } x + 2 \right) \mathrm { d } x\).
  2. Use the trapezium rule with three intervals to find an approximation to $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 12 } \sqrt { } \left( 4 + x ^ { 2 } \right) \mathrm { d } x$$ giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
CAIE P3 2015 June Q1
3 marks Moderate -0.8
1 Use the trapezium rule with three intervals to estimate the value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi } \ln ( 1 + \sin x ) \mathrm { d } x$$ giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
CAIE P3 2014 November Q6
8 marks Moderate -0.3
6 It is given that \(I = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 0.3 } \left( 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { - 2 } \mathrm {~d} x\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 3 intervals to find an approximation to \(I\), giving the answer correct to 3 decimal places.
  2. For small values of \(x , \left( 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { - 2 } \approx 1 + a x ^ { 2 } + b x ^ { 4 }\). Find the values of the constants \(a\) and \(b\). Hence, by evaluating \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 0.3 } \left( 1 + a x ^ { 2 } + b x ^ { 4 } \right) \mathrm { d } x\), find a second approximation to \(I\), giving the answer correct to 3 decimal places.
CAIE P2 2007 November Q8
10 marks Moderate -0.3
8 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{8f815127-61b2-4a7f-8687-747950ea6597-3_693_1061_262_541} The diagram shows the curve \(y = x ^ { 2 } \mathrm { e } ^ { - x }\) and its maximum point \(M\).
  1. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(M\).
  2. Show that the tangent to the curve at the point where \(x = 1\) passes through the origin.
  3. Use the trapezium rule, with two intervals, to estimate the value of $$\int _ { 1 } ^ { 3 } x ^ { 2 } \mathrm { e } ^ { - x } \mathrm {~d} x$$ giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
CAIE P2 2012 November Q6
7 marks Moderate -0.3
6
  1. Use the trapezium rule with two intervals to estimate the value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \frac { 1 } { 6 + 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { x } } \mathrm {~d} x$$ giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
  2. Find \(\int \frac { \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { x } - 2 \right) ^ { 2 } } { \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } } \mathrm {~d} x\).
CAIE P2 2012 November Q4
6 marks Moderate -0.8
4 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{0355f624-3a35-4b9e-8520-af011a0fb6db-2_499_787_922_678} The diagram shows the part of the curve \(y = \sqrt { } ( 2 - \sin x )\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 2 intervals to estimate the value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi } \sqrt { } ( 2 - \sin x ) \mathrm { d } x$$ giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
  2. The line \(y = x\) intersects the curve \(y = \sqrt { } ( 2 - \sin x )\) at the point \(P\). Use the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \sqrt { } \left( 2 - \sin x _ { n } \right)$$ to determine the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) correct to 2 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 4 decimal places.
Edexcel C12 2019 January Q6
7 marks Easy -1.2
6. (a) Sketch the graph of \(y = 1 + \cos x , \quad 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \pi\) Show on your sketch the coordinates of the points where your graph meets the coordinate axes.
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with 6 strips of equal width, to find an approximate value for $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 \pi } ( 1 + \cos x ) d x$$
Edexcel C34 2019 January Q7
11 marks Standard +0.3
7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{ae871952-f525-44e6-8bac-09308aa1964f-26_615_867_292_534} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation $$y = \frac { x + 7 } { \sqrt { 2 x - 3 } } \quad x > \frac { 3 } { 2 }$$ The region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve, the line with equation \(x = 4\), the \(x\)-axis and the line with equation \(x = 6\)
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 4 strips of equal width to find an estimate for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
  2. Using the substitution \(u = 2 x - 3\), or otherwise, use calculus to find the exact area of \(R\), giving your answer in the form \(a + b \sqrt { 5 }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants to be found.
Edexcel C4 2012 June Q7
11 marks Standard +0.3
7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{12fbfe89-60fe-4890-9a22-2b1988d05d33-11_754_1177_217_388} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \ln 2 x\).
The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 4\)
  1. Use the trapezium rule, with 3 strips of equal width, to find an estimate for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
  2. Find \(\int x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \ln 2 x \mathrm {~d} x\).
  3. Hence find the exact area of \(R\), giving your answer in the form \(a \ln 2 + b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are exact constants.
OCR C2 2008 January Q2
4 marks Easy -1.2
2 Use the trapezium rule, with 3 strips each of width 2, to estimate the value of $$\int _ { 1 } ^ { 7 } \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + 3 } \mathrm {~d} x$$
OCR C2 2006 June Q9
11 marks Moderate -0.8
9
  1. Sketch the curve \(y = \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { x }\), and state the coordinates of any point where the curve crosses an axis.
  2. Use the trapezium rule, with 4 strips of width 0.5 , to estimate the area of the region bounded by the curve \(y = \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { x }\), the axes, and the line \(x = 2\).
  3. The point \(P\) on the curve \(y = \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { x }\) has \(y\)-coordinate equal to \(\frac { 1 } { 6 }\). Prove that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) may be written as $$1 + \frac { \log _ { 10 } 3 } { \log _ { 10 } 2 }$$
OCR C2 Q3
7 marks Moderate -0.3
3. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{faa66f88-9bff-4dc9-955f-80cdab3fdd34-1_474_863_1283_520} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = \frac { 4 x } { ( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\).
The shaded region is bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 1\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with four intervals, each of width 0.25 , to find an estimate for the area of the shaded region.
  2. State, with a reason, whether your answer to part (a) is an under-estimate or an over-estimate of the true area.
OCR C2 Q2
4 marks Easy -1.2
2. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e4afa57d-5be3-42a6-ab35-39b0fdcc1681-1_554_848_685_461} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = 4 x + \frac { 1 } { x } , x > 0\).
Use the trapezium rule with three intervals, each of width 1 , to estimate the area of the shaded region bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 4\).
OCR C2 Q4
7 marks Moderate -0.8
4. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e5d62032-84ad-4e0b-9b72-ccfd8f4dbac8-2_465_844_246_516} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } + 1 }\).
The shaded region \(R\) is bounded by the curve, the coordinate axes and the line \(x = 2\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with four strips of equal width to estimate the area of \(R\). The cross-section of a support for a bookshelf is modelled by \(R\) with 1 unit on each axis representing 8 cm . Given that the support is 2 cm thick,
  2. find an estimate for the volume of the support.
OCR C2 2013 June Q1
4 marks Easy -1.2
1 Use the trapezium rule, with 3 strips each of width 2 , to estimate the value of $$\int _ { 5 } ^ { 11 } \frac { 8 } { x } \mathrm {~d} x .$$
OCR H240/01 2022 June Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.3
1 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{38b515c2-4764-4b51-a1f5-9b48d46610f0-4_303_451_358_242} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } - 1 }\).
  1. Use the trapezium rule with 4 intervals to find an estimate for \(\int _ { 1 } ^ { 3 } \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } - 1 } \mathrm {~d} x\). Give your answer correct to \(\mathbf { 3 }\) significant figures.
  2. State whether the value from part (a) is an under-estimate or an over-estimate, giving a reason for your answer.
  3. Explain how the trapezium rule could be used to obtain a more accurate estimate.
AQA C2 2008 January Q4
4 marks Moderate -0.8
4 Use the trapezium rule with four ordinates (three strips) to find an approximate value for $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 3 } \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + 3 } d x$$ giving your answer to three decimal places.
AQA C2 2009 January Q2
5 marks Moderate -0.3
2
  1. Use the trapezium rule with four ordinates (three strips) to find an approximate value for $$\int _ { 1.5 } ^ { 6 } x ^ { 2 } \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } - 1 } \mathrm {~d} x$$ giving your answer to three significant figures.
  2. State how you could obtain a better approximation to the value of the integral using the trapezium rule.
    (1 mark)
AQA C2 2011 January Q4
6 marks Moderate -0.8
4
  1. Use the trapezium rule with four ordinates (three strips) to find an approximate value for \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1.5 } \sqrt { 27 x ^ { 3 } + 4 } \mathrm {~d} x\), giving your answer to three significant figures.
  2. The curve with equation \(y = \sqrt { 27 x ^ { 3 } + 4 }\) is stretched parallel to the \(x\)-axis with scale factor 3 to give the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\). Write down an expression for \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\).
    (2 marks)
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AQA C2 2012 January Q2
5 marks Moderate -0.8
2
  1. Use the trapezium rule with five ordinates (four strips) to find an approximate value for $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 4 } \frac { 2 ^ { x } } { x + 1 } \mathrm {~d} x$$ giving your answer to three significant figures.
  2. State how you could obtain a better approximation to the value of the integral using the trapezium rule.
AQA C2 2005 June Q4
19 marks Moderate -0.3
4 The diagram shows a curve \(C\) with equation \(y = \sqrt { x }\). The point \(O\) is the origin \(( 0,0 )\). \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{37627fc4-a90b-4f3b-9b10-0a9e200f8485-3_488_1136_1009_443} The region bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the vertical lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 4\) is shown shaded in the diagram.
    1. Write \(\sqrt { x }\) in the form \(x ^ { p }\), where \(p\) is a constant.
    2. Find \(\int \sqrt { x } \mathrm {~d} x\).
    3. Hence find the area of the shaded region.
  1. The point on \(C\) for which \(x = 4\) is \(P\). The tangent to \(C\) at the point \(P\) intersects the \(x\)-axis and the \(y\)-axis at the points \(A\) and \(B\) respectively.
    1. Find an equation for the tangent to the curve \(C\) at the point \(P\).
    2. Find the area of the triangle \(A O B\).
  2. Describe the single geometrical transformation by which the curve with equation \(y = \sqrt { x - 1 }\) can be obtained from the curve \(C\).
  3. Use the trapezium rule with four ordinates (three strips) to find an approximation for \(\int _ { 1 } ^ { 4 } \sqrt { x - 1 } \mathrm {~d} x\), giving your answer to three significant figures.
AQA C2 2016 June Q5
8 marks Moderate -0.8
5
  1. Use the trapezium rule with four ordinates (three strips) to find an approximate value for \(\int _ { 2 } ^ { 11 } \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + 9 } \mathrm {~d} x\). Give your answer to one decimal place.
  2. Describe the geometrical transformation that maps the graph of \(y = \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + 9 }\) onto the graph of :
    1. \(y = 5 + \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + 9 }\);
    2. \(y = 3 \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + 1 }\).