Edexcel C34 2017 October — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2017
SessionOctober
TopicParametric equations

10. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with parametric equations $$x = \frac { 20 t } { 2 t + 1 } \quad y = t ( t - 4 ) , \quad t > 0$$ The curve cuts the \(x\)-axis at the point \(P\).
  1. Find the \(x\) coordinate of \(P\).
  2. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { ( t - A ) ( 2 t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } { B }\) where \(A\) and \(B\) are constants to be found.
    1. Make \(t\) the subject of the formula $$x = \frac { 20 t } { 2 t + 1 }$$
    2. Hence find a cartesian equation of the curve \(C\). Write your answer in the form $$y = \mathrm { f } ( x ) , \quad 0 < x < k$$ where \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is a single fraction and \(k\) is a constant to be found.