2025 JPJC P1 Q6

2025 JPJC P1 Q6

8 marks
  1. Find \(\displaystyle \displaystyle\int x^2 e^{-2x} \, \mathrm{d}x\).[4]
  2. The curve with equation \(y=xe^{-x}\) and the line with equation \(y=\frac{1}{e}x\) meet at the origin \(O\) and the point \(P\) with \(x\)-coordinate \(1\). The region \(R\) is bounded by the curve and the line (see diagram).

Find the exact volume of the solid formed when \(R\) is rotated through \(360{}^\circ\) about the \(x\)-axis.[4]

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Answer:

(a) \(-\frac14e^{-2x}(2x^2+2x+1)+C\).

(b) \(\frac\pi{12}(3-19e^{-2})\) cubic units.

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