CAIE P3 2024 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2024
SessionNovember
TopicParametric equations

7 The parametric equations of a curve are $$x = 3 \sin 2 t , \quad y = \tan t + \cot t$$ for \(0 < t < \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\).
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { - 2 } { 3 \sin ^ { 2 } 2 t }\).
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  2. Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point where \(t = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi\). Give your answer in the form \(p y + q x + r = 0\), where \(p , q\) and \(r\) are integers.