C4 June 2017 Q8

EdexcelOld spec12 marksIntegrationParametric Equations

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Figure 4: curve C rising steeply from the y-axis to the point P(k, 8); region R shaded between C, the axes and x = k; diagram not drawn to scale
Figure 4

Figure 4 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with parametric equations \[x = 3\theta\sin\theta, \qquad y = \sec^3\theta, \qquad 0 \leqslant \theta < \frac{\pi}{2}\]

The point \(P(k, 8)\) lies on \(C\), where \(k\) is a constant.

(a) Find the exact value of \(k\). (2)

The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(y\)-axis, the \(x\)-axis and the line with equation \(x = k\).

(b) Show that the area of \(R\) can be expressed in the form \[\lambda\int_\alpha^\beta \left(\theta\sec^2\theta + \tan\theta\sec^2\theta\right)\mathrm{d}\theta\] where \(\lambda\), \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are constants to be determined. (4)
(c) Hence use integration to find the exact value of the area of \(R\). (6)