OCR C4 2006 June — Question 9

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

9 A curve is given parametrically by the equations $$x = 4 \cos t , \quad y = 3 \sin t$$ where \(0 \leqslant t \leqslant \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\).
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(t\).
  2. Show that the equation of the tangent at the point \(P\), where \(t = p\), is $$3 x \cos p + 4 y \sin p = 12$$
  3. The tangent at \(P\) meets the \(x\)-axis at \(R\) and the \(y\)-axis at \(S . O\) is the origin. Show that the area of triangle \(O R S\) is \(\frac { 12 } { \sin 2 p }\).
  4. Write down the least possible value of the area of triangle \(O R S\), and give the corresponding value of \(p\).