Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Integration

Integration — practice question

You are given that $I = \int_{0}^{0.3} (1 + 3x^2)^{-2} \, dx$.
(i)[3]

Apply the trapezium rule with $3$ intervals to obtain an approximation for $I$, and give the result correct to $3$ decimal places.

(ii)[5]

When $x$ is small, $(1 + 3x^2)^{-2} \approx 1 + ax^2 + bx^4$. Determine the values of the constants $a$ and $b$. Hence, by evaluating $\int_{0}^{0.3} (1 + ax^2 + bx^4) \, dx$, find a second approximation to $I$, giving the answer correct to $3$ decimal places.

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