Edexcel Paper 1 Specimen — Question 14

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
SessionSpecimen
TopicParametric equations

14. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 6 shows a sketch of the curve \(C\) with parametric equations $$x = 4 \cos \left( t + \frac { \pi } { 6 } \right) , y = 2 \sin t , \quad 0 < t \leqslant 2 \pi$$ Show that a Cartesian equation of \(C\) can be written in the form $$( x + y ) ^ { 2 } + a y ^ { 2 } = b$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers to be found.