CAIE A-Level Further Math 2.4.3 How the area under a curve
Practise using rectangle sums to approximate areas, prove upper or lower bounds, and connect definite integrals with finite sums.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Further Mathematics 9231
- Level
- A2
Practise using rectangle sums to approximate areas, prove upper or lower bounds, and connect definite integrals with finite sums.
By considering the sum of the areas of these rectangles, show that
∫01cosx dx<n1+n1cosn1+n1cosn2+…n1cosnn−1
M1 A1
Forms sum of areas of rectangles given in the diagram.
A0 if comparison with integral missing or unclear.
=n1(1+cosn1+cosn2+…+cosnn−1)=2n1(1−cosnn+1−cosn1sinnnsinn1)
M1 A1
Applies result from part (b) with θ=n1. AG.
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Use a similar method to find, in terms of n, a lower bound for ∫01cosx dx.
∫01cosx dx>n1cosn1+n1cosn2+…n1cosnn
M1 A1
Forms sum of areas of rectangles. A0 if comparison
with integral missing or unclear.
=2n1(1−cos1+1−cosn1sin1sinn1)+n1cos1−n1=2n1(cos1−1+1−cosn1sin1sinn1)
A1
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