Edexcel C4 — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicParametric equations

4. A curve is given parametrically by the equations $$x = 5 \cos t , \quad y = - 2 + 4 \sin t , \quad 0 \leq t < 2 \pi$$
  1. Find the coordinates of all the points at which \(C\) intersects the coordinate axes, giving your answers in surd form where appropriate.
  2. Sketch the graph at \(C\).
    \(P\) is the point on \(C\) where \(t = \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi\).
  3. Show that the normal to \(C\) at \(P\) has equation $$8 \sqrt { } 3 y = 10 x - 25 \sqrt { } 3$$