CAIE FP1 2013 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionNovember
TopicParametric equations

4 A curve has parametric equations $$x = 2 \theta - \sin 2 \theta , \quad y = 1 - \cos 2 \theta , \quad \text { for } - 3 \pi \leqslant \theta \leqslant 3 \pi$$ Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \cot \theta$$ except for certain values of \(\theta\), which should be stated. Find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\) when \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi\).