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Question 289

The rate at which a specific chemical compound is produced during a reaction, in grams per hour, is modeled by the function

R(t)=(4t+1)2t+1 R(t) = (4t + 1)\sqrt{2t + 1} R(t)=(4t+1)2t+1​

where t t\,t is the time in hours, 0≤t≤50 \le t \le 50≤t≤5.

a.

Use the substitution u=2t+1u = 2t + 1u=2t+1 to show that the total mass of the compound produced,

∫05(4t+1)2t+1 dt \int_{0}^{5} (4t + 1)\sqrt{2t + 1} \, dt ∫05​(4t+1)2t+1​dt

can be written as

12∫111(2u−1)u12 du=12∫k11(2u32−u12) du \frac{1}{2} \int_{1}^{11} (2u - 1)u^{\frac{1}{2}} \, du = \frac{1}{2} \int_{k}^{11} (2u^{\frac{3}{2}} - u^{\frac{1}{2}}) \, du 21​∫111​(2u−1)u21​du=21​∫k11​(2u23​−u21​)du

where k k\,k is a constant to be found.

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b.

Hence, or otherwise, show that the total mass of the compound produced in the first 5 hours is

115(67111−1) grams \frac{1}{15}(671\sqrt{11} - 1) \text{ grams} 151​(67111​−1) grams
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c.

A technician approximates the total mass produced between t=0t = 0t=0 and t=5t = 5t=5 using five rectangles of equal width, where the left-hand edge of each rectangle touches the curve y=R(t)y = R(t)y=R(t). The total area of these five rectangles is MMM.

The technician then decides to use ten rectangles of equal width, still using the left-hand edge method, to find a second approximation.

Explain why the value of this second approximation will be greater than MMM, but less than 115(67111−1)\displaystyle \frac{1}{15}(671\sqrt{11} - 1)151​(67111​−1).

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1.8 Integration Questions

  1. A Level
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438 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.8 Integration, covering 1.8.1 Fundamental theorem of calculus (A-level only), 1.8.2 Integrating x^n, 1.8.3 Integrating standard functions (A-level only), 1.8.4 Evaluating definite integrals, 1.8.5 Area between a curve and the x-axis, 1.8.6 Area between two curves, 1.8.7 Integration as the limit of a sum (A-level only), 1.8.8 Integration by substitution (A-level only), 1.8.9 Integration by parts (A-level only), 1.8.10 Use of partial fractions in integration (A-level only), 1.8.11 Differential equations with separable variables (A-level only), 1.8.12 Interpreting the solution of a differential equation (A-level only), and 1.8 Integration. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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