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Nov 2006 p3 q10
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The diagram shows the curve \(y = x \cos 2x\) for \(0 \leq x \leq \frac{1}{4} \pi\). The point \(M\) is a maximum point.

  1. Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(M\) satisfies the equation \(1 = 2x \tan 2x\).
  2. The equation in part (i) can be rearranged in the form \(x = \frac{1}{2} \arctan \left( \frac{1}{2x} \right)\). Use the iterative formula \(x_{n+1} = \frac{1}{2} \arctan \left( \frac{1}{2x_n} \right)\), with initial value \(x_1 = 0.4\), to calculate the \(x\)-coordinate of \(M\) correct to 2 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 4 decimal places.
  3. Use integration by parts to find the exact area of the region enclosed between the curve and the \(x\)-axis from \(0\) to \(\frac{1}{4} \pi\).
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