Edexcel C4 2006 January — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicParametric equations

8. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} The curve shown in Figure 2 has parametric equations $$x = t - 2 \sin t , \quad y = 1 - 2 \cos t , \quad 0 \leqslant t \leqslant 2 \pi$$
  1. Show that the curve crosses the \(x\)-axis where \(t = \frac { \pi } { 3 }\) and \(t = \frac { 5 \pi } { 3 }\). The finite region \(R\) is enclosed by the curve and the \(x\)-axis, as shown shaded in Figure 2.
  2. Show that the area of \(R\) is given by the integral $$\int _ { \frac { \pi } { 3 } } ^ { \frac { 5 \pi } { 3 } } ( 1 - 2 \cos t ) ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~d} t$$
  3. Use this integral to find the exact value of the shaded area.