OCR C4 — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicParametric equations

4.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c7b867af-0730-459e-9c76-15eb07b9e476-1_465_976_1539_388} The diagram shows the curve with parametric equations $$x = \tan \theta , \quad y = \cos ^ { 2 } \theta , \quad - \frac { \pi } { 2 } < \theta < \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$
  1. Find a cartesian equation for the curve. The shaded region is bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = - 1\) and \(x = 1\).
  2. Using integration, with the substitution \(x = \tan u\), find the area of the shaded region.