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1.9 Numerical Methods (A-level only)

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Question 81

The table below records the rate of a chemical reaction, R(t)R(t)R(t), in mol dm−3^{-3}−3 s−1^{-1}−1, at various times ttt seconds after initiation. The values of R(t)R(t)R(t) are rounded to 3 decimal places.

ttt0.00.51.01.52.0
R(t)R(t)R(t)0.4201.2582.1151.6430.312
a.

Using the trapezium rule with all the values of R(t)R(t)R(t) in the given table, obtain an estimate for the total change in concentration, given by

∫02R(t) dt \int_{0}^{2} R(t) \, dt ∫02​R(t)dt

giving your answer to 2 decimal places.

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b.

Use your answer to part (a) to estimate (i)

∫02(R(t)+5) dt \int_{0}^{2} (R(t) + 5) \, dt ∫02​(R(t)+5)dt

(ii)

∫13R(t−1) dt \int_{1}^{3} R(t-1) \, dt ∫13​R(t−1)dt
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1.9 Numerical Methods (A-level only) Questions

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125 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.9 Numerical Methods (A-level only), covering 1.9.1 Locating roots by sign change (A-level only), 1.9.2 Failure of sign change methods (A-level only), 1.9.3 Simple iterative methods (A-level only), 1.9.4 Newton-Raphson method (A-level only), 1.9.5 Failure of iterative methods (A-level only), 1.9.6 Numerical integration (A-level only), and 1.9.7 Numerical methods in context (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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