C4 January 2011 Q6

EdexcelOld spec15 marksIntegrationParametric Equations

6. The curve \(C\) has parametric equations \[x = \ln t, \qquad y = t^2 - 2, \qquad t > 0\]

Find

(a) an equation of the normal to \(C\) at the point where \(t = 3\), (6)
(b) a cartesian equation of \(C\). (3)
Figure 1: curve C rising steeply; region R shaded between C, the x-axis and the lines x = ln 2 and x = ln 4
Figure 1

The finite area \(R\), shown in Figure 1, is bounded by \(C\), the \(x\)-axis, the line \(x = \ln 2\) and the line \(x = \ln 4\). The area \(R\) is rotated through \(360^\circ\) about the \(x\)-axis.

(c) Use calculus to find the exact volume of the solid generated. (6)