OCR MEI Further Pure Core 2024 June — Question 9

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Pure Core (Further Pure Core)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicPolar coordinates

9 A curve has polar equation \(r = \operatorname { asin } 3 \theta\), for \(0 \leqslant \theta \leqslant \pi\), where \(a\) is a positive constant.
  1. Sketch the curve. Indicate the parts of the curve where \(r\) is negative by using a broken line.
  2. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Determine the area of one of the loops of the curve.