Edexcel C4 2013 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

  1. A curve \(C\) has parametric equations
$$x = 2 \sin t , \quad y = 1 - \cos 2 t , \quad - \frac { \pi } { 2 } \leqslant t \leqslant \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) at the point where \(t = \frac { \pi } { 6 }\)
  2. Find a cartesian equation for \(C\) in the form $$y = \mathrm { f } ( x ) , \quad - k \leqslant x \leqslant k$$ stating the value of the constant \(k\).
  3. Write down the range of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).