FP2 June 2008 Q4

EdexcelOld spec15 marksPolar Coordinates

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Diagram: circle C2 and curve C1 about the pole O, with the overlapping region R shaded

The diagram above shows the curve \(C_1\) which has polar equation \(r = a(3 + 2\cos\theta)\), \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2\pi\) and the circle \(C_2\) with equation \(r = 4a\), \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2\pi\), where \(a\) is a positive constant.

(a) Find, in terms of \(a\), the polar coordinates of the points where the curve \(C_1\) meets the circle \(C_2\). (4)

The regions enclosed by the curves \(C_1\) and \(C_2\) overlap and this common region \(R\) is shaded in the figure.

(b) Find, in terms of \(a\), an exact expression for the area of the shaded region \(R\). (8)
(c) In a single diagram, copy the two curves in the diagram above and also sketch the curve \(C_3\) with polar equation \(r = 2a\cos\theta\), \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2\pi\) Show clearly the coordinates of the points of intersection of \(C_1\), \(C_2\) and \(C_3\) with the initial line, \(\theta = 0\). (3)