Edexcel C4 2010 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

4. A curve \(C\) has parametric equations $$x = \sin ^ { 2 } t , \quad y = 2 \tan t , \quad 0 \leqslant t < \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(t\). The tangent to \(C\) at the point where \(t = \frac { \pi } { 3 }\) cuts the \(x\)-axis at the point \(P\).
  2. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\).
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