C3 Integration

1. June 2010 qu. 4

k
The diagram shows part of the curve y = , where k is a positive constant. The points A and B on the
x
curve have x-coordinates 2 and 6 respectively. Lines through A and B parallel to the axes as shown
meet at the point C. The region R is bounded by the curve and the lines x = 2, x = 6 and y = 0. The
region S is bounded by the curve and the lines AC and BC. It is given that the area of the region R is ln
81.

(i) Show that k = 4. [3]

(ii) Find the exact volume of the solid produced when the region S is rotated completely about the
x-axis. [4]

2. June 2010 qu.7

The diagram shows the curve with equation y = (3x – 1)4. The point P on the curve has coordinates (1,
16) and the tangent to the curve at P meets the x-axis at the point Q. The shaded region is bounded by
1
PQ, the x-axis and that part of the curve for which ≤ x ≤ 1. Find the exact area of this shaded
3
region. [10]

3. Jan 2010 qu.1

10
Find ∫
( 2 x − 7) 2
dx. [3]
4. Jan 2010 qu.3
20 60
(i) Find, in simplified form, the exact value of ∫
10 x
dx. [2]
20 60
(ii) Use Simpson’s rule with two strips to find an approximation to ∫10 x
dx. [3]

25
(iii) Use your answers to parts (i) and (ii) to show that ln 2 ≈ . [2]
36
5. Jan 2010 qu.6
1
ln 4 − x
∫
3x
Given that (ke + (k − 2)e 2 ) dx = 185, find the value of the constant k. [7]
0

6. June 2009 qu. 2

The diagram shows the curve with equation y = (2x – 3)2. The shaded region is bounded by the curve
and the lines x = 0 and y = 0. Find the exact volume obtained when the shaded region is rotated
completely about the x-axis. [5]

7. June 2009 qu. 4

3a
It is given that ∫
a
(e3x + ex)dx = 100, where a is a positive constant.
1
(i) Show that a = ln(300 + 3ea – 2e3a). [5]
9
(ii) Use an iterative process, based on the equation in part (i), to find the value of a correct to 4
decimal places. Use a starting value of 0.6 and show the result of each step of the process.

8. Jan 2009 qu.1

Find
(i) ∫8e–2x dx,
(ii) ∫(4x + 5)6 dx. [5]

9. Jan 2009 qu.8

The diagram shows the curve with equation
6
y= – 3.
x
The point P has coordinates (0, p).
The shaded region is bounded by the curve and the lines
x = 0, y = 0 and y = p.

The shaded region is rotated completely about the y-axis to form a solid of volume V.
 27 
(i) Show that V = 16π 1 − . [6]
3 
 ( p + 3) 
(ii) It is given that P is moving along the y-axis in such a way that, at time t, the variables p and t
dp 1 dV
are related by = p + 1. Find the value of at the instant when p = 9. [4]
dt 3 dt
10. June 2008 qu. 6

The diagram shows the curves y = e3x and y = (2x − 1)4. The shaded region is bounded by the two
1
curves and the line x = . The shaded region is rotated completely about the x-axis. Find the exact
2
volume of the solid produced. [9]

11. Jan 2008 qu.5

∫ (3x + 7) dx.
9
(a) Find [3]
(b)

1
The diagram shows the curve y = . The shaded region is bounded by the curve and the
2 x
lines x = 3, x = 6 and y = 0. The shaded region is rotated completely about the x-axis. Find the
exact volume of the solid produced, simplifying your answer. [5]

12. June 2007 qu. 4

1
13
The integral I is defined by I= ∫0
( 2 x + 1) dx .
3

(i) Use integration to find the exact value of I. [4]

(ii) Use Simpson’s rule with two strips to find an approximate value for I. Give your answer
correct to 3 significant figures. [3]

13. June 2007 qu. 6

a 1 1
∫ (6e ln(15 – a 2 ).
2x
(i) Given that + x)dx = 42 , show that a = [5]
0 2 6
(ii) Use an iterative formula, based on the equation in part (i), to find the value of a correct to 3
decimal places. Use a starting value of 1 and show the result of each iteration. [4]
14. June 2007 qu. 8
4 ln x – 3 dy 24
(i) Given that y = , show that = . [3]
4 ln x + 3 dxx ( 4 ln x + 3) 2
4 ln x – 3
(ii) Find the exact value of the gradient of the curve y = at the point where it crosses the
4 ln x + 3
x-axis. [4]

(iii)
y

x
O 1 e
2
The diagram shows part of the curve with equation y= 1 .
x ( 4 ln x + 3)
2

The region shaded in the diagram is bounded by the curve and the lines x = 1, x = e and
y = 0. Find the exact volume of the solid produced when this shaded region is rotated
completely about the x-axis. [4]

15. Jan 2007 qu.6

1
The diagram shows the curve with equation y = . The shaded region is bounded by the
3x + 2
curve and the lines x = 0, x = 2 and y = 0.
(i) Find the exact area of the shaded region. [4]
(ii) The shaded region is rotated completely about the x-axis. Find the exact volume of the solid
formed, simplifying your answer. [5]
16. June 2006 qu. 7
2
∫
(a) Find the exact value of 2 dx . [4]
1 ( 4 x − 1) 2

(b)

The diagram shows part of the curve y =

1 . The point P has coordinates  a, 1  and the point Q has
 
x  a
coordinates  2a, 1  , where a is a positive constant. The point R is such that PR is parallel to the x-axis
 2a 
and QR is parallel to the y-axis. The region shaded in the diagram is bounded by the curve and by the
lines PR and QR. Show that the area of this shaded region is ln( 12 e ). [6]
17. June 2006 qu. 9
y
y = 2ln(x – 1)

x
O

The diagram shows the curve with equation y = 2ln(x – 1). The point P has coordinates (0, p). The
region R, shaded in the diagram, is bounded by the curve and the lines x = 0, y = 0 and
y = p. The units on the axes are centimetres. The region R is rotated completely about
the y-axis to form a solid.
1P
(i) Show that the volume, V cm3, of the solid is given byV = π(eP + 4e 2 + p – 5). [8]
(ii) It is given that the point P is moving in the positive direction along the y-axis at a constant rate
of 0.2 cm min–1. Find the rate at which the volume of the solid is increasing at the instant when
p = 4, giving your answer correct to 2 significant figures. [5]

18. Jan 2006 qu.1

8
∫
Show that 3 dx = ln 64. ` [4]
2 x

19. Jan 2006 qu.5

The diagram shows the curves y = (1 – 2x)5 and y = e2x–1 – 1. The curves meet at the point ( 12 , 0).
Find the exact area of the region (shaded in the diagram) bounded by the y-axis and by part of each
curve. [8]

20. June 2005 qu. 4

(a)

2
The diagram shows the curve y = . The region R, shaded in the diagram, is bounded by the curve
x
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]

5
(b) Use Simpson’s rule, with 4 strips, to find an approximate value for ∫ 1 √ ( x 2 + 1) dx,
giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places. [4]