Edexcel C4 2011 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicParametric equations

  1. The curve \(C\) has parametric equations
$$x = \ln t , \quad y = t ^ { 2 } - 2 , \quad t > 0$$ Find
  1. an equation of the normal to \(C\) at the point where \(t = 3\),
  2. a cartesian equation of \(C\). \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a3ece8a8-8107-4c3a-a6a9-c19b5e35ec5a-10_579_759_740_571} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
    \end{figure} The finite area \(R\), shown in Figure 1, is bounded by \(C\), the \(x\)-axis, the line \(x = \ln 2\) and the line \(x = \ln 4\). The area \(R\) is rotated through \(360 ^ { \circ }\) about the \(x\)-axis.
  3. Use calculus to find the exact volume of the solid generated.