AQA C4 2007 June — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

6 A curve is given by the parametric equations $$x = \cos \theta \quad y = \sin 2 \theta$$
    1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} \theta }\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} \theta }\).
      (2 marks)
    2. Find the gradient of the curve at the point where \(\theta = \frac { \pi } { 6 }\).
  1. Show that the cartesian equation of the curve can be written as $$y ^ { 2 } = k x ^ { 2 } \left( 1 - x ^ { 2 } \right)$$ where \(k\) is an integer.