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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a07e6d2f-ded1-4c62-957b-41fb94b46a2d-3_423_837_1352_651} The diagram shows the curve with parametric equations $$x = 2 - \cos t , \quad y = 1 + 3 \cos 2 t$$ for \(0 < t < \pi\). The minimum point is \(M\) and the curve crosses the \(x\)-axis at points \(P\) and \(Q\).

1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = - 12 \cos t\).
2. Find the coordinates of \(M\).
3. Find the gradient of the curve at \(P\) and at \(Q\).