CAIE A-Level Mathematics AS 1.8 Integration Questions

Practise reversing differentiation, determining integration constants, evaluating definite integrals and constructing exact areas between curves, lines and coordinate axes.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Mathematics 9709
Level
AS

Exam points

  • integrate powers and transformed brackets term by term and include the constant when required
  • substitute a known point after integration to determine the curve's constant
  • choose intersection bounds and integrate upper minus lower, reporting a positive exact area

Question 1

[Maximum number: 4]

A curve passes through the point (45,−3)\left(\frac{4}{5},-3\right) and is such that dy dx=−20(5x−3)2\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}=\frac{-20}{(5 x-3)^{2}} .

Find the equation of the curve.

Question 2

[Maximum number: 3]

Find the exact value of ∫3∞2x2 dx\int_{3}^{\infty} \frac{2}{x^{2}} \mathrm{~d} x.

Question 3

[Maximum number: 3]
Figure for Question 3 — CAIE A-Level Mathematics AS

The diagram shows the curve with equation y=2x3+10y=\sqrt{2 x^{3}+10}.

The region shaded in the diagram is enclosed by the curve and the straight lines x=1, x=3 and y=0.

Find the volume of the solid obtained when the shaded region is rotated through 360∘360^{\circ} about the x-axis.

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