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C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet B

1 A curve is given by the parametric equations


x = 2 + t, y = t 2 − 1.
dx dy
a Write down expressions for and .
dt dt
dy
b Hence, show that = 2t.
dx
dy
2 Find and simplify an expression for in terms of the parameter t in each case.
dx
a x = t 2, y = 3t b x = t 2 − 1, y = 2t 3 + t 2 c x = 2 sin t, y = 6 cos t
1
d x = 3t − 1, y = 2 − e x = cos 2t, y = sin t f x = et + 1, y = e2t − 1
t
1 t
g x = sin2 t, y = cos3 t h x = 3 sec t, y = 5 tan t i x= , y=
t +1 t −1

3 Find, in the form y = mx + c, an equation for the tangent to the given curve at the point with the
given value of the parameter t.
a x = t 3, y = 3t 2, t=1 b x = 1 − t 2, y = 2t − t 2, t=2
c x = 2 sin t, y = 1 − 4 cos t, t= π
3
d x = ln (4 − t), y = t 2 − 5, t=3

4 Show that the normal to the curve with parametric equations


π
x = sec θ, y = 2 tan θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2
,
π
at the point where θ = 3
, has the equation
3 x + 4y = 10 3 .

5 A curve is given by the parametric equations


1 1
x= , y= .
t t+2
dy  t  2
a Show that =  .
dx  t + 2 
b Find an equation for the normal to the curve at the point where t = 2, giving your answer in
the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.

6 A curve has parametric equations


x = sin 2t, y = sin2 t, 0 ≤ t < π.
dy
a Show that = 12 tan 2t.
dx
π
b Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point where t = 6
.

7 A curve has parametric equations


x = 3 cos θ, y = 4 sin θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
a Show that the tangent to the curve at the point (3 cos α, 4 sin α) has the equation
3y sin α + 4x cos α = 12.
b Hence find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point ( − 32 , 2 3 ).

 Solomon Press
C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet B continued

8 A curve is given by the parametric equations


x = t 2, y = t(t − 2), t ≥ 0.
a Find the coordinates of any points where the curve meets the coordinate axes.
dy
b Find in terms of x
dx
dy
i by first finding in terms of t,
dx
ii by first finding a cartesian equation for the curve.

9 y

O x

The diagram shows the ellipse with parametric equations


x = 1 − 2 cos θ, y = 3 sin θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
dy
a Find in terms of θ.
dx
b Find the coordinates of the points where the tangent to the curve is
i parallel to the x-axis,
ii parallel to the y-axis.

10 A curve is given by the parametric equations


π
x = sin θ, y = sin 2θ, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2
.
a Find the coordinates of any points where the curve meets the coordinate axes.
b Find an equation for the tangent to the curve that is parallel to the x-axis.
c Find a cartesian equation for the curve in the form y = f(x).

11 A curve has parametric equations


x = sin2 t, y = tan t, − π2 < t < π
2
.
π
a Show that the tangent to the curve at the point where t = 4
passes through the origin.
2
b Find a cartesian equation for the curve in the form y = f(x).

12 A curve is given by the parametric equations


1 1
x = t + , y = t − , t ≠ 0.
t t
a Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point P where t = 3.
b Show that the tangent to the curve at P does not meet the curve again.
c Show that the cartesian equation of the curve can be written in the form
x2 − y2 = k,
where k is a constant to be found.

 Solomon Press

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