Further Parametric Equations (A Level only) (OCR A Level Maths: Pure)

Exam Questions

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1a
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2 marks

Given

x equals e to the power of t space space    and     y equals 2 t cubed plus 3 t


find  fraction numerator d x over denominator d t end fraction and  fraction numerator d y over denominator d t end fraction.

1b
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2 marks

Hence, or otherwise, find  fraction numerator d y over denominator d x end fraction in terms of t.

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2a
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Find the Cartesian equation of the curve C, defined by the parametric equations

space x equals t minus 1 space   and    y equals 2 ln space t space

2b
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(i)
Find  fraction numerator d y over denominator d x end fraction  in terms of x.

(ii)
Find the gradient of C at the point where t equals 1.

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Hence find the equation of the tangent to C at the point where t equals 1.

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3a
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A sketch of the graph defined by the parametric equations

space space x equals 8 t space      and    y equals t squared plus 1

is shown below.

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The point where t equals t subscript 1 has x-coordinate 8.

The point where t equals t subscript 2 has x-coordinate 16.

Find the values ofspace t subscript 1 and t subscript 2.

3b
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(i)
Show that the shaded area can be found using the integral

integral subscript 1 superscript 2 open parentheses 8 t squared plus 8 close parentheses italic d t

(ii)
Hence find the shaded area.

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4a
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A particle travels along a path defined by the parametric equations

x equals 6 t space    and         y equals 8 t squared minus 8 t plus 3,    0 less or equal than t less or equal than 1,

where  (x , y)  are the coordinates of the particle at time t seconds.

Find the coordinates of the particle after 0.2 seconds.

4b
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3 marks
(i)
Find  fraction numerator d x over denominator d t end fraction  and  fraction numerator d y over denominator d t end fraction.

(ii)
Hence find  fraction numerator d y over denominator d x end fraction  in terms of t.
4c
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Find the coordinates of the particle when it is at its minimum point.

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5a
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The graph of the curve C shown below is defined by the parametric equations

x equals 5 sin space theta     and    y equals theta squared ,    negative pi space space less or equal than theta less or equal than space space pi.

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Find the exact coordinates of point A.

5b
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(i)
Write down the value of  fraction numerator d y over denominator d theta end fraction  at the origin.
(ii)
Write down the value of  fraction numerator d x over denominator d theta end fraction  at the points where space x equals negative 5 spaceandspace x equals 5.
5c
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4 marks
(i)
Find  fraction numerator d x over denominator d theta end fractionand fraction numerator d y over denominator d theta end fraction.

(ii)
Hence find  fraction numerator d y over denominator d x end fraction  in terms of theta.

(iii)

Find the gradient at the point where  theta equals fraction numerator space pi over denominator 3 end fraction.

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6a
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The curve C has parametric equations

x equals 5 t squared minus 1    and    y equals 3 t,    t greater than 0.

(i) Find  fraction numerator d x over denominator d t end fraction  and  fraction numerator d y over denominator d t end fraction.

(ii) Hence find  fraction numerator d y over denominator d x end fraction in terms of t.

6b
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(i)

Find the gradient of the tangent to C at the point (4 , 3). 

(ii)
Hence find the equation of the tangent to C at the point (4 , 3).

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7a
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The curve C has parametric equations

x equals 2 t cubed    and     y equals 4 t minus 1,    t greater than 0.

(i)
Find  fraction numerator d x over denominator d t end fraction  and  fraction numerator d y over denominator d t end fraction.

(ii)
Hence find  fraction numerator d y over denominator d x end fraction in terms of t.
7b
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(i)
Find the gradient of the tangent to C at the point (16 , 7).

(ii)
Hence find the gradient of the normal to space C spaceat the point (16 , 7).

(iii)
Find the equation of the normal to C at the point (16 , 7).

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8a
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A company logo is in the shape of a semi-ellipse as shown in the diagram below.

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The graph of the logo is defined by the parametric equations

x equals 3 plus 2 cos space t space    and      space y equals negative 3 sin space t space,     pi less or equal than t less or equal than 2 pi,

where x and y are measured in centimetres.

Verify that the values of t, labelled t subscript 1 and t subscript 2 on the diagram above where y equals 0, are t subscript 1 equals pi and t subscript 2 equals 2 pi.

8b
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5 marks
(i)
Find  fraction numerator d x over denominator d t end fraction.

(ii)
Show that the shaded area is given by

6 integral subscript straight pi superscript 2 straight pi end superscript sin to the power of 2 space end exponent t space d t

(iii)
Hence using your calculator or otherwise, find the area of the logo.

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1a
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3 marks

Find an expression for fraction numerator d y over denominator d x end fraction in terms of t for the parametric equations

 space x equals e to the power of 2 t space end exponent    y equals 3 t squared plus 1

1b
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3 marks

The graph of  y  against  x  passes through the point P (1 , 1).

(i)
Find the value of t at the point P.

(ii)
Find the gradient at the point P.

(iii)
What does the value of the gradient tell you about point P?

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2a
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The graph defined by the parametric equations

x equals t to the power of 3 space end exponent    y equals 2 t squared minus 1

is shown below.

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The point wherespace t equals t subscript 1 space end subscript has coordinates (1 , 1).

The point where t equals t subscript 2 has coordinates (8 , 7).

Find the values of t subscript 1 and t subscript 2.

2b
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(i)
Show that the shaded area can be found using the integral
integral subscript 1 superscript 2 open parentheses 6 t to the power of 4 minus 3 t squared close parentheses d t

(ii)
Hence find the shaded area.

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A crane swings a wrecking ball along a two-dimensional path defined by the parametric equations

 

space space x equals 12 t space space   space y equals 9 t squared minus 9 t plus 4 space    0 less or equal than t less or equal than 1

as shown in the diagram below.

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x and y are, respectively, the horizontal and vertical displacements in metres from the origin, O, and t is the time in seconds.  Point A indicates the initial position of the wrecking ball, at time t equals 0.

Find the height of the wrecking ball after 0.3 seconds.

3b
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Find the minimum height of the wrecking ball during its motion.

3c
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Find the horizontal distances from point A at the times when the wrecking ball is at a height of 2.9 m, giving your answers accurate to 1 decimal place.

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4a
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The graph of the curve C shown below is defined by the parametric equations

x equals 3 sin space 3 theta     y equals 6 cos space 2 theta   space minus space straight pi over 2 space less or equal than theta less or equal than space straight pi over 2

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(i)
Write down the value of  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d theta end fraction  at the point (0 , 6).

(ii)
Write down the value of  fraction numerator straight d x over denominator straight d theta end fraction at the points (-3 , 3) and (3 , 3).
4b
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3 marks

Find an expression for  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction  in terms of theta.

4c
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4 marks
(i)
Find the values of x, y and  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction  at the point where  theta equals space pi over 12.

(ii)
Hence show the equation of the tangent to C at the point where space theta equals space pi over 12 space spaceis
2 square root of 2 x plus 3 y minus open parentheses 9 square root of 3 plus 6 close parentheses equals 0

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5a
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The curve C has parametric equations

x equals 6 t squared plus 2    y equals space 1 over t   space t greater than 0

Find an expression, in terms of t, for  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction.

5b
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(i)
Find the gradient of the tangent to C at the point (8 , 1).

(ii)
Hence write down the gradient of the normal to C at the point (8 , 1).

(iii)
Find the equation of the normal to C at the point (8 , 1).

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6a
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The curve C has parametric equations

x equals t squared   space y equals 2 sin space t space    0 less or equal than t less or equal than 2 pi

Show that, in terms of t

fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction equals fraction numerator cos space t over denominator t end fraction

6b
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Show that the distance between the maximum and minimum points on C is  2 square root of straight pi to the power of 4 plus 4 end root square units.

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7a
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A company logo is in the shape of the symbol for infinity (infinity) as shown on the graph below.

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The company wishes to produce a sign of its logo and requires it to be painted, as indicated by the shading in the diagram.

The graph of the logo is defined by the parametric equations

x equals 3 cos space t   space y equals sin space 2 t space    negative pi less or equal than t less or equal than pi

where x and y are measured in metres.

(i)
Show that when space t equals negative pi,   x equals negative 3,  and that when  t equals negative space pi over 2,   x equals 0.

(ii)
Find the coordinates of the point on the graph corresponding tospace space t equals negative space fraction numerator 3 pi over denominator 4 end fraction .
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(i)

Using your results from part (a), along with the double angle formula sin space 2 t space identical to 2 sin space t space cos space t ,  show that the total area of the logo is given by

4 integral subscript negative straight pi end subscript superscript negative straight pi over 2 end superscript open parentheses negative 6 cos space t space sin squared space t close parentheses space straight d t


(ii)

Hence find the total area of the logo that is to be painted.

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8a
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A model car travels on a model track along the path of the curve shown in the diagram below.  The curve is defined by the parametric equations

x equals cos space t space minus 1 space    y equals sin space 3 t    0 less or equal than t less or equal than 8 pi


where x and y are, respectively, the horizontal and vertical displacements in metres from the origin O, and t is the time in seconds.

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Verify that the starting position of the model car is at the origin, and find the position of the car at the times space t equals space pi over 2 space comma space space t equals pi comma space space t equals space fraction numerator 3 pi over denominator 2 end fraction space,  and  t equals 2 pi seconds.

8b
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(i)
How many laps of the track does the model car complete?

(ii)
Find the times at which the model car is at the point open parentheses negative 1 half comma 0 close parentheses

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1a
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3 marks

Find an expression for  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction  in terms of t for the parametric equations

 space x equals sin space 2 t space   space y equals e to the power of t

1b
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Verify that the graph of x against y passes through the point (0 , 1) and find the gradient at that point.

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The graph defined by the parametric equations

 space x equals 5 t minus 1 space    y equals square root of t    t greater or equal than 0

is shown below.

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The point wherespace t equals t subscript 1 space end subscript has coordinates (-1 , 0).

The point where t equals t subscript 2 has coordinates (4 , 1).

(i)
Show that the shaded area can be found using the integral

 

integral subscript 0 superscript 1 5 t to the power of 1 half end exponent space straight d t

(ii)
Hence find the shaded area.

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3a
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A crane swings a wrecking ball along a two-dimensional path defined by the parametric equations

x equals 8 t minus 4 space    y equals 16 t squared minus 16 t plus 5    0 less or equal than t less or equal than 1

as shown in the diagram below.

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x and y are, respectively, the horizontal and vertical displacements in metres from the origin, O, and t is the time in seconds.  Point A indicates the initial position of the wrecking ball, at timespace t equals 0.

Find a Cartesian equation of the curve in the form  y equals straight f open parentheses x close parentheses comma  and state the domain of space straight f open parentheses x close parentheses.

3b
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Find the difference between the maximum and minimum heights of the wrecking ball during its motion.

3c
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The crane is positioned such that point A is 7 m horizontally from the wall the wrecking ball is to destroy.
Find the height at which the wrecking ball will strike the wall.

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The graph of the curve C shown below is defined by the parametric equations

x equals 2 cos space 3 theta space    y equals 5 sin theta    space 0 less or equal than theta less or equal than 2 pi

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Find an expression for  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction  in terms of  theta.

4b
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(i)
Show that the gradient of the tangent to C, at the point where  theta equals space pi over 4,  is  negative 5 over 6 .

(ii)
Hence find the equation of the tangent to C at the point where  theta equals space pi over 4 .

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3 marks

The curve C has parametric equations

x equals space fraction numerator 1 space over denominator t squared end fraction    space y equals t plus space 1 over t space   space t greater than 0

Find an expression, in terms of  t, for  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction .

5b
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(i)
Find the gradient of the tangent to C at the point where  space t equals space fraction numerator 1 space over denominator 2 end fraction.

(ii)
Hence find the equation of the normal to C at the point where  space t equals space fraction numerator 1 space over denominator 2 end fraction .

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4 marks

The curvespace C space has parametric equations

x equals t squared minus 4   space y equals 3 t

Show that at the point (0 , 6),space t equals 2 spaceand find the value of  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction  at this point.

6b
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The tangent at the point (0 , 6) is parallel to the normal at the point P.
Find the exact coordinates of point P

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A curve C has parametric equations

space space x equals 9 minus t squared space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space y equals 5 minus t

The tangents to C at the points R and S meet at the point T, as shown in the diagram below.

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Given that the x-coordinate of both points R and S is 5, find the area of the triangle RST.

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A model car travels on a model track along the path of the curve shown in the diagram below.  The curve is defined by the parametric equations

x equals 1 plus cos space t   space y equals 3 t space    00 less or equal than t less or equal than 10 pi

where x and y are, respectively, the horizontal and vertical displacements in metres from the origin O, and t is the time in seconds.

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(i)
Write down the coordinates of the starting position of the model car.

(ii)
Indicate on the graph in which direction the model car travels.

(iii)
How many laps of the track will the model car complete?
8b
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Find the times during the first lap at which the model car is at a “crossroads” – indicated by points P and Q on the graph.

8c
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Find the speed of the model car at the start of the final lap.

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The shaded area in the diagram below is bounded on three of its sides by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the line  x equals 1.  On the remaining side, the boundary is defined by the parametric equations

x equals 2 cos space t   space y equals fraction numerator 9 t squared over denominator pi squared end fraction space   space 0 less or equal than t less or equal than space pi over 2

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Show that the shaded area is not a trapezium.

In your work, you may use without proof the result

integral subscript straight pi over 2 end subscript superscript straight pi over 3 end superscript t squared sin space t space space straight d t equals negative 1 over 18 pi squared minus open parentheses 1 minus fraction numerator square root of 3 over denominator 3 end fraction close parentheses pi plus 1

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A crane swings a wrecking ball along a two-dimensional path defined by the parametric equations

x equals 10 t space    y equals 4.9 t squared minus 4.9 t plus 2   space 0 less or equal than t less or equal than 1

as shown in the diagram below.

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x and y are, respectively, the horizontal and vertical displacements in metres from the origin, O, and t is the time in seconds.  Point A indicates the initial position of the wrecking ball.

(i)
Write down the height of the wrecking ball when it is at point A.

 

(ii)
Find the shortest distance between the wrecking ball and the ground during its motion.

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The destruction of a building requires the wrecking ball to strike it at a height of 1.4 m whilst on the upward part of its path.
Find the horizontal distance from point A at which the ball hits the building.

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The graph of the ellipse E shown below is defined by the parametric equations

space space x equals 2 cos open parentheses space theta plus pi over 3 space space close parentheses    space space y equals 4 sin space theta    negative pi less or equal than theta less or equal than pi

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Find an expression for  fraction numerator straight d y over denominator straight d x end fraction  in terms of θ.

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Find the equation of the tangent to E, at the point where  theta equals negative space pi over 6 , giving your answer in the form y equals a minus b x, where a and b are real numbers that should be given in exact form.

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The curve C has parametric equations

x equals 3 t space   space y equals t plus space 1 over t space   space t greater than 0

Find the equation of the normal to C at the point where C intersects the line  y equals x.

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The graph of the curve defined by the parametric equations

x equals e to the power of 2 t space end exponent   space y equals e to the power of negative 3 t end exponent

is shown below.

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(i)

Verify that the graph passes through the point (1 , 1).

(ii)
Prove that the line with equation space y equals x space spaceis not the normal to the curve at the point (1 , 1).

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The diagram below shows a sketch of the curve defined by the parametric equations

x equals 3 cos space t space   space y equals 5 sin space 2 t space    0 less or equal than t less or equal than 2 pi

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(i)
Write down the equations of the two horizontal tangents to the curve.

(ii)

Write down the equations of the two vertical tangents to the curve.

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8 marks

The four tangents from part (a) create a rectangle around the curve as shown below.

Find the percentage of the area of the rectangle enclosed by the curve

(the shaded area on the diagram).

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The diagram below shows a sketch of the curve defined by the parametric equations

x equals 4 t space    space y equals e to the power of t squared end exponent

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The tangents to the curve that pass through the origin meet the curve at points A and B

Show that the values of t at points A  and B are  t equals negative space fraction numerator square root of 2 over denominator 2 end fraction  and space t equals space fraction numerator square root of 2 over denominator 2 end fraction space .

7b
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3 marks

Hence, or otherwise, show that the area of the triangle OAB is  2 square root of 2 e to the power of 1 half end exponent square units.

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3 marks

A model car travels on a model track along the path of the curve shown in the diagram below.  The curve is defined by the parametric equations

x equals cos space t    y equals sin space 3 t   space 0 less or equal than t less or equal than 20 pi

where x and y are, respectively, the horizontal and vertical displacements in metres from the origin O, and t is the time in seconds.

 (i)
Write down the coordinates of the starting position of the model car.

(ii)
Indicate on the graph in which direction the model car travels.

(iii)

How many laps of the track will the model car complete?

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6 marks

A second track is to be constructed within the central area of the original track, indicated by shading on the graph above.
The design for the second track requires an area of at least 1.25 m2.

Determine if there is sufficient room for the second track to be built within the central area of the original track.


In your work, you may use without proof the result 

integral sin space t space sin space 3 t space space straight d t equals cos space t space sin cubed space t space plus c


where  c  is a constant of integration.

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