June 2023 Paper 3 Q5

OCR ACurrent spec9 marksIntegrationParametric Equations

5 A mathematics department is designing a new emblem to place on the walls outside its classrooms. The design for the emblem is shown in the diagram below.

Axes x and y with origin O: a curve starts at O, rises to a single maximum, then falls and meets the x-axis tangentially further along

The emblem is modelled by the region between the \(x\)-axis and the curve with parametric equations

\(x = 1 + 0.2t - \cos t, \qquad y = k\sin^2 t,\)

where \(k\) is a positive constant and \(0 \leqslant t \leqslant \pi\).

Lengths are in metres and the area of the emblem must be \(1\,\mathrm{m}^2\).

(a) Show that \(\displaystyle k\int_0^{\pi} (0.2 + \sin t - 0.2\cos^2 t - \sin t\cos^2 t)\,\mathrm{d}t = 1\). [3]
(b) Determine the exact value of \(k\). [6]