C4 June 2013 (R) Q7

EdexcelOld spec12 marksIntegrationParametric Equations

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Figure 2: curve C starting on the positive x-axis and rising to the right
Figure 2

Figure 2 shows a sketch of the curve \(C\) with parametric equations \[x = 27\sec^3 t, \quad y = 3\tan t, \qquad 0 \leqslant t \leqslant \frac{\pi}{3}\]

(a) Find the gradient of the curve \(C\) at the point where \(t = \dfrac{\pi}{6}\) (4)
(b) Show that the cartesian equation of \(C\) may be written in the form \[y = (x^{\frac{2}{3}} - 9)^{\frac{1}{2}}, \qquad a \leqslant x \leqslant b\] stating the values of \(a\) and \(b\). (3)
Figure 3: curve C with region R shaded between C, the x-axis and the line x = 125
Figure 3

The finite region \(R\) which is bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 125\) is shown shaded in Figure 3. This region is rotated through \(2\pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis to form a solid of revolution.

(c) Use calculus to find the exact value of the volume of the solid of revolution. (5)