Edexcel C4 — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicParametric equations

6. A curve has parametric equations $$x = 2 \cot t , \quad y = 2 \sin ^ { 2 } t , \quad 0 < t \leq \frac { \pi } { 2 } .$$
  1. Find an expression for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of the parameter \(t\).
  2. Find an equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where \(t = \frac { \pi } { 4 }\).
  3. Find a cartesian equation of the curve in the form \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\). State the domain on which the curve is defined.