FP2 June 2013 (R) Q8

EdexcelOld spec13 marksPolar Coordinates

8.

Figure 1: closed curve C, a figure-of-eight shape through the pole O, inside rectangle PQRS formed by four tangents; region between curve and rectangle shaded; initial line drawn from O
Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a closed curve \(C\) with equation \[r = 3(\cos 2\theta)^{\frac{1}{2}}, \qquad \text{where } -\frac{\pi}{4} < \theta \leqslant \frac{\pi}{4},\ \ \frac{3\pi}{4} < \theta \leqslant \frac{5\pi}{4}\]

The lines \(PQ\), \(SR\), \(PS\) and \(QR\) are tangents to \(C\), where \(PQ\) and \(SR\) are parallel to the initial line and \(PS\) and \(QR\) are perpendicular to the initial line. The point \(O\) is the pole.

(a) Find the total area enclosed by the curve \(C\), shown unshaded inside the rectangle in Figure 1. (4)
(b) Find the total area of the region bounded by the curve \(C\) and the four tangents, shown shaded in Figure 1. (9)