Edexcel F2 2023 January — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2023
SessionJanuary
TopicPolar coordinates

8. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{ed3689f7-b3f0-447b-baa5-e44b8d8342d0-28_522_1084_260_495} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} The curve \(C\) shown in Figure 1 has polar equation $$r = 1 - \sin \theta \quad 0 \leqslant \theta < \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$ The point \(P\) lies on \(C\), such that the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\) is parallel to the initial line.
  1. Use calculus to determine the polar coordinates of \(P\) The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by
    • the line with equation \(\theta = \frac { \pi } { 2 }\)
    • the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\)
    • part of the curve \(C\)
    • the initial line
    • Use algebraic integration to show that the area of \(R\) is
    $$\frac { 1 } { 32 } ( a \pi + b \sqrt { 3 } + c )$$ where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers to be determined.