Date | May Example questions | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | EXM.3.AHL.TZ0.3 |
Level | Additional Higher Level | Paper | Paper 3 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Explain | Question number | 3 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
This question will investigate methods for finding definite integrals of powers of trigonometrical functions.
Let In=π2∫0sinnxdx,n∈N.
Let Jn=π2∫0cosnxdx,n∈N.
Let Tn=π4∫0tannxdx,n∈N.
Find the exact values of I0, I1 and I2.
Use integration by parts to show that In=n−1nIn−2,n⩾2.
Explain where the condition n⩾2 was used in your proof.
Hence, find the exact values of I3 and I4.
Use the substitution x=π2−u to show that Jn=In.
Hence, find the exact values of J5 and J6
Find the exact values of T0 and T1.
Use the fact that tan2x=sec2x−1 to show that Tn=1n−1−Tn−2,n⩾2.
Explain where the condition n⩾2 was used in your proof.
Hence, find the exact values of T2 and T3.
Markscheme
I0=π2∫01dx=[x]π20=π2 M1A1
I1=π2∫0sinxdx=[−cosx]π20=1 M1A1
I2=π2∫0sin2xdx=π2∫01−cos2x2dx=[x2−sin2x4]π20=π4 M1A1
[6 marks]
u=sinn−1x v=−cosx
dudx=(n−1)sinn−2xcosx dvdx=sinx
In=[−sinn−1xcosx]π20+π2∫0(n−1)sinn−2xcos2xdx M1A1A1
=0+π2∫0(n−1)sinn−2x(1−sin2x)dx=(n−1)(In−2−In) M1A1
⇒nIn=(n−1)In−2⇒In=(n−1)nIn−2 AG
[6 marks]
need n⩾2 so that sinn−1π2=0 in [−sinn−1xcosx]π20 R1
[1 mark]
I3=23I1=23I4=34I2=3π16 A1A1
[2 marks]
x=π2−u⇒dxdu=−1 A1
Jn=π2∫0cosnxdx=0∫π2−cosn(π2−u)du=−0∫π2sinnudu=π2∫0sinnudu=In M1A1A1AG
[4 marks]
J5=I5=45I3=45×23=815J6=I6=56I4=56×3π16=5π32 A1A1
[2 marks]
T0 = π4∫01dx=[x]π40=π4 A1
T1 = π4∫0tandx=[−ln|cosx|]π40=−ln1√2=ln√2 M1A1
[3 marks]
Tn=π4∫0tannxdx=π4∫0tann−2xtan2xdx=π4∫0tann−2x(sec2x−1)dx M1
π4∫0tann−2xsec2xdx−π4∫0tann−2xdx=[tann−1xn−1]π40−Tn−2=1n−1−Tn−2 A1A1AG
[3 marks]
need n⩾2 so that the powers of tan in π4∫0tann−2xsec2xdx−π4∫0tann−2xdx are not negative R1
[1 mark]
T2=1−T0=1−π4 A1
T3=12−T1=12−ln√2 A1
[2 marks]