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C4 Differentiation A - Questions

1. The document contains multiple problems involving parametric equations. It asks the reader to: - Find the coordinates of specific points on curves defined parametrically - Find the parametric value t for a given point - Derive Cartesian equations from given parametric equations - Sketch curves defined parametrically 2. One problem involves parametric equations for a circle and deriving the Cartesian equation and identifying the circle's center and radius. 3. Another problem asks the reader to write parametric equations for circles with given centers and radii.

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C4 Differentiation A - Questions

1. The document contains multiple problems involving parametric equations. It asks the reader to: - Find the coordinates of specific points on curves defined parametrically - Find the parametric value t for a given point - Derive Cartesian equations from given parametric equations - Sketch curves defined parametrically 2. One problem involves parametric equations for a circle and deriving the Cartesian equation and identifying the circle's center and radius. 3. Another problem asks the reader to write parametric equations for circles with given centers and radii.

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C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet A

1 A curve is given by the parametric equations


4
x = t 2 + 1, y = .
t
a Write down the coordinates of the point on the curve where t = 2.
b Find the value of t at the point on the curve with coordinates ( 54 , −8).

2 A curve is given by the parametric equations


x = 1 + sin t, y = 2 cos t, 0 ≤ t < 2π.
π
a Write down the coordinates of the point on the curve where t = 2
.
b Find the value of t at the point on the curve with coordinates ( 32 , − 3 ).

3 Find a cartesian equation for each curve, given its parametric equations.
1
a x = 3t, y = t 2 b x = 2t, y = c x = t 3, y = 2t 2
t
2 1 1
d x = 1 − t 2, y = 4 − t e x = 2t − 1, y = f x= , y=
t2 t −1 2−t

4 A curve has parametric equations


x = 2t + 1, y = t2.
a Find a cartesian equation for the curve.
b Hence, sketch the curve.

5 Find a cartesian equation for each curve, given its parametric equations.
a x = cos θ, y = sin θ b x = sin θ, y = cos 2θ c x = 3 + 2 cos θ, y = 1 + 2 sin θ
d x = 2 sec θ, y = 4 tan θ e x = sin θ, y = sin 2θ 2
f x = cos θ, y = tan2 θ

6 A circle has parametric equations


x = 1 + 3 cos θ, y = 4 + 3 sin θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
a Find a cartesian equation for the circle.
b Write down the coordinates of the centre and the radius of the circle.
c Sketch the circle and label the points on the circle where θ takes each of the following values:
π π
0, 4
, 2
, 3π
4
, π, 5π
4
, 3π
2
, 7π
4
.

7 Write down parametric equations for a circle


a centre (0, 0), radius 5,
b centre (6, −1), radius 2,
c centre (a, b), radius r, where a, b and r are constants and r > 0.

8 For each curve given by parametric equations, find a cartesian equation and hence, sketch the
curve, showing the coordinates of any points where it meets the coordinate axes.
a x = 2t, y = 4t(t − 1) b x = 1 − sin θ, y = 2 − cos θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2π
2
c x = t − 3, y = 4 − t2 d x = t + 1, y =
t

 Solomon Press

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