1995 Paper 1 Q2

Year: 1995
Paper: 1
Question Number: 2

Course: LFM Pure
Section: Integration

Difficulty: 1500.0 Banger: 1516.0

Problem

  1. Suppose that \[ S=\int\frac{\cos x}{\cos x+\sin x}\,\mathrm{d}x\quad\mbox{ and }\quad T=\int\frac{\sin x}{\cos x+\sin x}\,\mathrm{d}x. \] By considering \(S+T\) and \(S-T\) determine \(S\) and \(T\).
  2. Evaluate \({\displaystyle \int_{\frac{1}{4}}^{\frac{1}{2}}(1-4x)\sqrt{\frac{1}{x}-1}\,\mathrm{d}x}\) by using the substitution \(x=\sin^{2}t.\)

Solution

  1. \begin{align*} && S + T &= \int \frac{\cos x + \sin x }{\cos x + \sin x} \d x \\ &&&= \int \d x \\ &&&= x + C \\ && S - T &= \int \frac{\cos x - \sin x}{\cos x + \sin x} \d x \\ &&&= \ln( \cos x + \sin x) + C \\ \Rightarrow && 2S &= x + \ln(\cos x + \sin x) + C \\ \Rightarrow && S &= \frac12 \left ( x + \ln(\cos x + \sin x) \right) + C \\ \Rightarrow && 2T &= x - \ln(\cos x + \sin x) + C \\ \Rightarrow && T &= \frac12 \left ( x - \ln(\cos x + \sin x) \right) + C \end{align*}
  2. \begin{align*} && I &= \int_{1/4}^{1/2} (1-4x)\sqrt{\frac1x-1} \d x \\ x = \sin^2 t, \d x = 2 \sin t \cos t \d t: &&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} (1-4\sin^2 t) \sqrt{\frac{1-\sin^2 t}{\sin^2 t}} 2 \sin t \cos t \d t\\ &&&=\int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} (1-4\sin^2 t)\frac{\cos t}{\sin t} 2 \sin t \cos t \d t \\ &&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} (1-4\sin^2 t) 2 \cos^2 t \d t \\ &&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} \left ( 2\cos^2t - 8 \sin^2t \cos^2 t \right) \d t \\ &&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} \left ( 1+\cos2t - 2 \sin^2 2t \right) \d t \\ &&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} \left ( 1+\cos2t +(\cos 4t-1)\right) \d t \\ &&&= \left[\frac12 \sin 2t + \frac14 \sin 4t \right]_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} \\ &&&= \left ( \frac12 \right) - \left (\frac12 \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} + \frac14 \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right) \\ &&&= \frac{4-3\sqrt{3}}{8} \end{align*}
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Problem source
\begin{questionparts} 
\item Suppose that 
\[
S=\int\frac{\cos x}{\cos x+\sin x}\,\mathrm{d}x\quad\mbox{ and }\quad T=\int\frac{\sin x}{\cos x+\sin x}\,\mathrm{d}x.
\]
By considering $S+T$ and $S-T$ determine $S$ and $T$. 
\item Evaluate ${\displaystyle \int_{\frac{1}{4}}^{\frac{1}{2}}(1-4x)\sqrt{\frac{1}{x}-1}\,\mathrm{d}x}$
by using the substitution $x=\sin^{2}t.$ 
\end{questionparts}
Solution source
\begin{questionparts}
\item \begin{align*}
&& S + T &= \int \frac{\cos x + \sin x }{\cos x + \sin x} \d x \\
&&&= \int \d x \\
&&&= x + C \\
&& S - T &= \int \frac{\cos x - \sin x}{\cos x + \sin x} \d x \\
&&&= \ln( \cos x + \sin x) + C \\
\Rightarrow && 2S &= x + \ln(\cos x + \sin x) + C \\
\Rightarrow && S &= \frac12 \left (  x + \ln(\cos x + \sin x) \right) + C \\
\Rightarrow && 2T &= x -  \ln(\cos x + \sin x) + C \\
\Rightarrow && T &= \frac12 \left (  x - \ln(\cos x + \sin x) \right) + C
\end{align*}

\item
\begin{align*}
&& I &= \int_{1/4}^{1/2} (1-4x)\sqrt{\frac1x-1} \d x \\
x = \sin^2 t, \d x = 2 \sin t \cos t \d t: &&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} (1-4\sin^2 t) \sqrt{\frac{1-\sin^2 t}{\sin^2 t}} 2 \sin t \cos t \d t\\
&&&=\int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4}  (1-4\sin^2 t)\frac{\cos t}{\sin t} 2 \sin t \cos t \d t \\
&&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4} (1-4\sin^2 t) 2 \cos^2 t \d t \\
&&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4}  \left ( 2\cos^2t - 8 \sin^2t \cos^2 t \right) \d t \\
&&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4}  \left ( 1+\cos2t - 2 \sin^2 2t \right) \d t \\
&&&= \int_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4}  \left ( 1+\cos2t +(\cos 4t-1)\right) \d t \\
&&&= \left[\frac12 \sin 2t + \frac14 \sin 4t \right]_{\pi/6}^{\pi/4}  \\
&&&= \left ( \frac12  \right) - \left (\frac12 \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} + \frac14 \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right) \\
&&&= \frac{4-3\sqrt{3}}{8}
\end{align*}
\end{questionparts}