Edexcel C34 2018 October — Question 12

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2018
SessionOctober
TopicParametric equations

12. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with parametric equations $$x = 7 t ^ { 2 } - 5 , \quad y = t \left( 9 - t ^ { 2 } \right) , \quad t \in \mathbb { R }$$
  1. Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at the point where \(t = 1\) Write your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers. The curve \(C\) cuts the \(x\)-axis at the points \(A\) and \(B\), as shown in Figure 3
    1. Find the \(x\) coordinate of the point \(A\).
    2. Find the \(x\) coordinate of the point \(B\). The region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 3, is enclosed by the loop of the curve \(C\).
  2. Use integration to find the area of \(R\).