OCR C4 — Question 8

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicParametric equations

8.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{85427816-dcf1-49af-8d68-f4e88fc7d8f1-3_497_784_246_461} The diagram shows the curve with parametric equations $$x = - 1 + 4 \cos \theta , \quad y = 2 \sqrt { 2 } \sin \theta , \quad 0 \leq \theta < 2 \pi$$ The point \(P\) on the curve has coordinates \(( 1 , \sqrt { 6 } )\).
  1. Find the value of \(\theta\) at \(P\).
  2. Show that the normal to the curve at \(P\) passes through the origin.
  3. Find a cartesian equation for the curve.