CAIE Further Paper 1 2022 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2022
SessionNovember
TopicPolar coordinates

5 The curve \(C\) has polar equation \(r = \operatorname { asec } ^ { 2 } \theta\), where \(a\) is a positive constant and \(0 \leqslant \theta \leqslant \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi\).
  1. Sketch \(C\), stating the polar coordinates of the point of intersection of \(C\) with the initial line and also with the half-line \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi\).
  2. Find the maximum distance of a point of \(C\) from the initial line.
  3. Find the area of the region enclosed by \(C\), the initial line and the half-line \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi\).
  4. Find, in the form \(y = f ( x )\), the Cartesian equation of \(C\).