Let .
- (i)
Show that .
- (ii)
The diagram below shows a sketch of the curve with equation . Rectangles of width are drawn as shown.
By considering the total area of these rectangles, deduce that
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3(i)
1. Apply a substitution to transform the integral into standard integrable forms and integrate.
Let . Then , and .
When , .
When , .
2. Evaluate the definite integral using the upper and lower limits, and simplify to the given exact form.
\frac{2}{3}\left(2-\sqrt{2}\right)
3(ii)
1. Express the area of the $k$-th rectangle.
The -th rectangle has width and its right edge is at . The height of this rectangle is the function value at this right endpoint:
The area of the -th rectangle is:
2. Sum the areas of all $n$ rectangles to find the total area.
The total area of the rectangles is the sum of their individual areas from to :
3. Deduce the inequality by comparing the total area to the definite integral.
Since is an increasing function for , the right-endpoint rectangles strictly overestimate the exact area under the curve. Thus, the total area of the rectangles is strictly greater than the definite integral of from to :
Substituting the total area expression and using the exact value of the integral from part (i):
As shown in the working.
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