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8.1 Integration
Question Paper

Course Edexcel A Level Maths

Section 8. Integration
Topic 8.1 Integration
Difficulty Hard

Time allowed: 80

Score: /64

Percentage: /100

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Question 1a
Use calculus to find
3
∫ ⎛⎜⎜⎝x 2 + 5 − x 2 ⎞⎟⎟⎠ dx
[3 marks]

Question 1b
Write down

∫3e3x dx
[2 marks]

Question 2
Use calculus to find the value of
x2 + 1
∫4
9
dx
x
[5 marks]

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Question 3
Find the equation of the curve passing through the point (-2, 3) and given by
4
y= ∫ ⎛⎜⎜⎝3 − 2x + x 2 ⎞⎟⎟⎠ dx
[4 marks]

Question 4a
Using the binomial expansion, or otherwise, show that
(2 − x ) 3 = 8 − 12x + 6x 2 − x 3
[3 marks]

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Question 4b
Hence, or otherwise, work out

∫(2 − x ) 3 dx
[3 marks]

Question 5
Given
1 15
∫1
p
(1 + ) d x =
x2 4

find the value of the constant p, where p > 0 .

[5 marks]

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Question 6
The diagram below shows part of the graph of y = 2x + 3x 2 − 2x 3 .

Find the area of the shaded region labelled R.

[4 marks]

Question 7
A function, f (x ) , has second derivative given by
f''(x ) = 6(x − 2) .

Given that f (3) = 20 , and f'(2) = 8, find f (x ) .

[5 marks]

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Question 8
The diagram below shows part of the graph of y = x (x − 1) (x + 2) .
Find the total area of the two shaded regions.

[8 marks]

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Question 9a
The line with equation 5y = 14 − 3x cuts the curve with equation 5y = 20 − 2x − x 2 at the points P and Q, as shown.

Find the x- and y-coordinates of the points P and Q.

[5 marks]

Question 9b
a
Find the exact area of the region labelled R, giving your answer in the form , where a and b are integers to be found.
b

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[6 marks]

Question 10
The diagram below shows the graphs of y = x + 2 and y = 10x − x 2 − 16.

Find the exact area of the shaded region.

[11 marks]

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