C4 Integration L - Questions
C4 Integration L - Questions
C4 Integration L - Questions
C4 INTEGRATION Worksheet L
x+4
1 a Express in partial fractions.
(1 + x)(2 − x)
b Given that y = 2 when x = 3, solve the differential equation
dy y ( x + 4)
= .
dx (1 + x)(2 − x)
dy dy 5
3 Given that is inversely proportional to x and that y = 4 and = 3
when x = 3, find an
dx dx
expression for y in terms of x.
4 A quantity has the value N at time t hours and is increasing at a rate proportional to N.
a Write down a differential equation relating N and t.
b By solving your differential equation, show that
N = Aekt,
where A and k are constants and k is positive.
Given that when t = 0, N = 40 and that when t = 5, N = 60,
c find the values of A and k,
d find the value of N when t = 12.
5 A cube is increasing in size and has volume V cm3 and surface area A cm2 at time t seconds.
a Show that
dV
= k A,
dA
where k is a positive constant.
Given that the rate at which the volume of the cube is increasing is proportional to its surface area
dA
and that when t = 10, A = 100 and = 5,
dt
b show that
A = 161 (t + 30)2.
6 At time t = 0, a piece of radioactive material has mass 24 g. Its mass after t days is m grams and
is decreasing at a rate proportional to m.
a By forming and solving a suitable differential equation, show that
m = 24e−kt,
where k is a positive constant.
After 20 days, the mass of the material is found to be 22.6 g.
b Find the value of k.
c Find the rate at which the mass is decreasing after 20 days.
d Find how long it takes for the mass of the material to be halved.
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7 A quantity has the value P at time t seconds and is decreasing at a rate proportional to P.
a By forming and solving a suitable differential equation, show that
P = (a − bt)2,
where a and b are constants.
Given that when t = 0, P = 400,
b find the value of a.
Given also that when t = 30, P = 100,
c find the value of P when t = 50.
h cm
The diagram shows a container in the shape of a right-circular cone. A quantity of water
is poured into the container but this then leaks out from a small hole at its vertex.
In a model of the situation it is assumed that the rate at which the volume of water in the
container, V cm3, decreases is proportional to V. Given that the depth of the water is h cm
at time t minutes,
a show that
dh
= −kh,
dt
where k is a positive constant.
Given also that h = 12 when t = 0 and that h = 10 when t = 20,
b show that
h = 12e−kt,
and find the value of k,
c find the value of t when h = 6.
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9 a Express in partial fractions.
(1 + x)(1 − x)
In an industrial process, the mass of a chemical, m kg, produced after t hours is modelled by the
differential equation
dm
= ke−t(1 + m)(1 − m),
dt
where k is a positive constant.
Given that when t = 0, m = 0 and that the initial rate at which the chemical is produced is
0.5 kg per hour,
b find the value of k,
1+ m
c show that, for 0 ≤ m < 1, ln −t
= 1 − e .
1− m
d find the time taken to produce 0.1 kg of the chemical,
e show that however long the process is allowed to run, the maximum amount of the
chemical that will be produced is about 462 g.
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