C4 June 2008 Q8

EdexcelOld spec16 marksIntegrationParametric Equations

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Figure 3: curve C from O, with the normal l at P, and region R shaded between the curve, the x-axis and x = 4
Figure 3

Figure 3 shows the curve \(C\) with parametric equations\[x = 8\cos t, \qquad y = 4\sin 2t, \qquad 0 \leqslant t \leqslant \frac{\pi}{2}.\]The point \(P\) lies on \(C\) and has coordinates \((4, 2\sqrt{3})\).

(a) Find the value of \(t\) at the point \(P\). (2)

The line \(l\) is a normal to \(C\) at \(P\).

(b) Show that an equation for \(l\) is \(y = -x\sqrt{3} + 6\sqrt{3}\). (6)

The finite region \(R\) is enclosed by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 4\), as shown shaded in Figure 3.

(c) Show that the area of \(R\) is given by the integral \(\displaystyle\int_{\frac{\pi}{3}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} 64\sin^2 t\cos t\,\mathrm{d}t\). (4)
(d) Use this integral to find the area of \(R\), giving your answer in the form \(a + b\sqrt{3}\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants to be determined. (4)