CAIE FP1 2017 November — Question 11 OR

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2017
SessionNovember
TopicPolar coordinates

The polar equation of a curve \(C\) is \(r = a ( 1 + \cos \theta )\) for \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2 \pi\), where \(a\) is a positive constant.
  1. Sketch \(C\).
  2. Show that the cartesian equation of \(C\) is $$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = a \left( x + \sqrt { } \left( x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } \right) \right)$$
  3. Find the area of the sector of \(C\) between \(\theta = 0\) and \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi\).
  4. Find the arc length of \(C\) between the point where \(\theta = 0\) and the point where \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi\).