Edexcel F2 2021 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicPolar coordinates

  1. The curve \(C\), with pole \(O\), has polar equation
$$r = 1 + \cos \theta , \quad 0 \leqslant \theta \leqslant \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$ At the point \(A\) on \(C\), the tangent to \(C\) is parallel to the initial line.
  1. Find the polar coordinates of \(A\).
  2. Find the finite area enclosed by the initial line, the line \(O A\) and the curve \(C\), giving your answer in the form \(a \pi + b \sqrt { 3 }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are rational constants to be found.