AS Level Maths: Integration

1 y = 2x3 + 5x2 – 7x + 10

Find ∫ y dx
(Total for question 1 is 4 marks)

2 Find ∫ (3x2 + 7x – 2) dx

(Total for question 2 is 4 marks)

3 Find ∫ (x + 4)(x – 3) dx

(Total for question 3 is 4 marks)

4 f ' (x) = 6x2 – 3x + 8

Given that the point (1, 8) lies on y = f(x)

Find an expression for f(x)

(Total for question 4 is 5 marks)
1
5 y=4 x+ 2
+ 10
x

Find ∫ y dx
(Total for question 5 is 4 marks)
3
6 Find ∫ 1 (x + 4)(x – 3) dx

(Total for question 6 is 5 marks)

dy
7 = 10x4 – 5
dx
Given that the point (2, 30) lies on the curve

Find an expression for y in terms of x

(Total for question 7 is 5 marks)
4
1
8 Find ∫1 5+
x
dx

(Total for question 8 is 5 marks)

9 The curve with the equation f (x) passes through the point (1, 2)

2
Given that f ' (x) = 5 + 3 x + 2
1
x2
Find f (x) giving your answer in its simplest form.
(Total for question 9 is 7 marks)

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10
R

The sketch shows the curve y = x(5 – x) and the line y = 4

(a) Find the coordinates of the points where the line intersects the curve. (2)

(b) Find the area of the shaded region R. (6)

(Total for question 10 is 8 marks)
y
11

The sketch shows the curve y = x(x – 2)(x – 5)

(a) Write down the values of x where the curve crosses the x axis. (1)
(b) Find the area of the shaded region. (8)
(Total for question 11 is 9 marks)
y
12

The sketch shows the curve y = 10x – x2 and the straight line y = 2x

(a) Find the coordinates of the points where the line intersects the curve. (2)
(b) Find the area of the shaded region. (6)
(Total for question 12 is 8 marks)

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13 y
P
l
R

The sketch shows the curve C with equation y = (x + 1)(8 – x)

The maximum point of curve C is P.
The line l passes through P and is parallel to the x-axis.
The shaded region R is bounded by the curve C, the line l and the y-axis.

Find the area of the shaded region R.

(Total for question 13 is 10 marks)

dy 1
14 = 2
dx 3x

Find an expression for y in terms of x

(Total for question 14 is 3 marks)

15 f′(x) = (2x – 1)2 and f(2) = 5

Find an expression for f(x)

(Total for question 15 is 4 marks)

16 A curve cuts the x-axis at (2, 0) and has the gradient function dy = 8
2
dx x
Find the equation of the curve

(Total for question 16 is 4 marks)

3
17 A curve C has equation y =
2√x
The region enclosed between the curve, the x-axis and the lines x = 1 and x = k
area 12 units.

Given k > 1, find the value of k.

Fully justify your answer.
(Total for question 17 is 5 marks)

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 dy 5
18 = 2
dx x

Find an expression for y

(Total for question 18 is 3 marks)

19 y

A
x

O B C
x

The diagram shows the curve with equation y = x2 – 6x + 5

(a) Write down the coordinates of the points A, B and C.

(b) Find the total area of the two shaded regions.

Fully justify your answer.
(Total for question 19 is 8 marks)

20 Find ∫ ( 4 √ x − 2) d x
writing your answer in its simplest form.

(Total for question 20 is 5 marks)

1
4
21 The diagram shows part of the graph of y = 8 x3 − 1
x3
The shaded region is enclosed by the curve, the x-axis and the lines x = 1 and x = a , where a > 1
y

O 1 a x

Given that the area of the shaded area is 36 square units, find the exact value of a.
(Total for question 21 is 9 marks)

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22 Find ∫ ( 2 x 3 + √ x + 2 ) dx
Giving your answer in its simplest form.
(Total for question 22 is 4 marks)

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23 The graph shows part of the curve with equation y = 2
+ 4x
x
y

P
P
l
R
O 1 x
P(2, 10) lies on C.
Line l is the normal to C at P.

Region R is bounded by the curve C, the line l and the line with equation x = 1.
Show that the area of R is 110.
(Total for question 23 is 10 marks)

24 (a) Given that k is a constant, find ∫ ( xk + 2 x) d x

3

Giving your answer in its simplest form. (3)

2
(b) Find the value of k such that ∫
1
( xk + 2 x) d x = 12
3 (3)
(Total for question 24 is 6 marks)

25 The graph shows part of the curve C with equation y = x3 – 7x2 + 15x
y

O k x

The curve has a minimum turning point at k.

Region R is bounded by the curve C, x-axis and the line with equation x = k.

Show that the area of R is 99

4
(Total for question 25 is 7 marks)

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26 Given that k is a positive constant and
1
(
∫ 2 3√ x )
+9 dx =8

(a) Show that 9 k + 3 √ k − 20 = 0 (4)

k
(b) Hence, using algebra, find any values of k such that
1
(
∫ 2 3√ x )
+9 dx =8 (4)

(Total for question 26 is 8 marks)

27 f(x) = 2x3 – x2 – 8x + 4

(a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x + 2) is a factor of f(x) (2)

(b) Hence, showing all your working, write f(x) as a product of three linear factors. (4)

The finite region R is bounded by the curve with equation y = f(x) and the x-axis, and lies
below the x-axis

(c) Find, using algebraic integration, the exact value of the area of R (4)

(Total for question 27 is 10 marks)

( )
3
4x −5
28 Find ∫ 3x
2
dx

writing your answer in its simplest form.

(Total for question 28 is 4 marks)

8
29 Find the value of k such that ∫
1
( √kx ) d x = 22.5
3

(Total for question 29 is 4 marks)

9
30 Find the value of k such that
k
( ) d x = 20
∫ √10x

(Total for question 30 is 4 marks)

31 (a) Find ∫ ( 2 x − x2 ) d x
4
(b) Evaluate ∫ ( 2 x − x2 ) d x
0

(c) Using a sketch, explain why the integral in part (b) does not give the area enclosed between
the curve y = 2x – x2 and the x-axis
(Total for question 31 is 5 marks)

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32 y

O a
x

The diagram shows the curve with equation y = x2 – 9x + 14 and the line x = a

Given the total area of the two shaded regions is 29 units 2

Find the exact value of a.

(Total for question 32 is 8 marks)

33 Find ∫ (10 − 6x ) d x
2

writing your answer in its simplest form.

(Total for question 33 is 4 marks)

34 f(x) = (x – 4)(x – 2)(x + 1)

Find the total area enclosed by f(x) and the x-axis

(Total for question 34 is 5 marks)

y
35
(0, 10)

(1, 0) (5, 0) x

The sketch shows a quadratic graph that passes through (0, 10), (1, 0) and (5, 0)

Find the area of the finite region bounded by the curve and the x-axis.

(Total for question 35 is 8 marks)

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36 Show that ∫
1
( 16x ) d x = 14
2

(Total for question 36 is 4 marks)

4
37 Show that ∫ ( 1 + 3 √ x ) d x = 17
1

(Total for question 37 is 4 marks)

38 (a) Find ( 2 x + √25x ) d x

∫ x2 (5)
9
(b) Find ∫ x ( 2 x + √25x ) d x
2
(3)
1

(Total for question 38 is 8 marks)

39 Use integration to show that the area enclosed by x-axis and the curve with equation
64
y = (x + 3)(x – 1)2 is square units.
3
(Total for question 39 is 6 marks)

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