Edexcel P4 2023 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP4 (Pure Mathematics 4)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

8. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with parametric equations $$x = t + \frac { 1 } { t } \quad y = t - \frac { 1 } { t } \quad t > 0.7$$ The curve \(C\) intersects the \(x\)-axis at the point \(Q\).
  1. Find the \(x\) coordinate of \(Q\). The line \(l\) is the normal to \(C\) at the point \(P\) as shown in Figure 2.
    Given that \(t = 2\) at \(P\)
  2. write down the coordinates of \(P\)
  3. Using calculus, show that an equation of \(l\) is $$3 x + 5 y = 15$$ The region, \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 2 is bounded by the curve \(C\), the line \(l\) and the \(x\)-axis.
  4. Using algebraic integration, find the exact volume of the solid of revolution formed when the region \(R\) is rotated through \(2 \pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis.