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IAL 2025 June A Q6

A Level / Edexcel / FP2

IAL 2025 June A Paper · Question 6

In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

Figure 3

The curve C1C_1 has equation

r=3+tanθ0<θ<π2\begin{align*} r = \sqrt{3} + \tan\theta \qquad 0 < \theta < \frac{\pi}{2} \end{align*}

The tangent to C1C_1 is perpendicular to the initial line at the point PP

(a) Use calculus to determine, in simplest form, the exact polar coordinates of PP

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Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve C1C_1 and part of the curve C2C_2

The curve C2C_2 is a circle with centre at the pole OO.

The curves C1C_1 and C2C_2 intersect at PP.

The region RR , shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by C1C_1 , C2C_2 and the initial line.

(b) Use algebraic integration to determine the area of RR , giving the answer in the form

aπ+32(lnb+c)\begin{align*} a\pi + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}(\ln b + c) \end{align*}

where aa , bb and cc are rational numbers.

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解答

(a)

For curve C1C_1, r=3+tanθr = \sqrt{3} + \tan\theta. The tangent is perpendicular to the initial line when dxdθ=0\frac{\mathrm{d}x}{\mathrm{d}\theta} = 0.

x=rcosθ=(3+tanθ)cosθ=3cosθ+sinθ\begin{align*} x = &\,r\cos\theta\\[4mm] = &\,(\sqrt{3} + \tan\theta)\cos\theta\\[4mm] = &\,\sqrt{3}\cos\theta + \sin\theta \end{align*}

Differentiating with respect to θ\theta:

dxdθ=3sinθ+cosθ\begin{align*} \frac{\mathrm{d}x}{\mathrm{d}\theta} = &\,-\sqrt{3}\sin\theta + \cos\theta \end{align*}

Setting dxdθ=0\frac{\mathrm{d}x}{\mathrm{d}\theta} = 0:

3sinθ=cosθtanθ=13θ=π6\begin{align*} \sqrt{3}\sin\theta = &\,\cos\theta\\[4mm] \tan\theta = &\,\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\\[4mm] \theta = &\,\frac{\pi}{6} \end{align*}

Substitute θ=π6\theta = \frac{\pi}{6} back into the equation for rr:

r=3+tan(π6)=3+13=33+13=43or433\begin{align*} r = &\,\sqrt{3} + \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)\\[4mm] = &\,\sqrt{3} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{3}{\sqrt{3}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}} \quad \text{or} \quad \frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3} \end{align*}

Thus, the exact polar coordinates of PP are (433,π6)\left( \frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3}, \frac{\pi}{6} \right).

(b)

The region RR is bounded by C1C_1, C2C_2, and the initial line. From the diagram and intersections, the area of RR is the Area of the Sector of C2C_2 minus the Area under C1C_1 between θ=0\theta=0 and θ=π6\theta=\frac{\pi}{6}.

C2C_2 is a circle centred at OO passing through PP, so its radius is R=433R = \frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3}.

The area of the sector of C2C_2 from 00 to π6\frac{\pi}{6} is:

Area of Sector=12R2θ=12(433)2(π6)=12(489)(π6)=4π9\begin{align*} \text{Area of Sector} = &\,\frac{1}{2} R^2 \theta\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{1}{2} \left(\frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3}\right)^2 \left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{1}{2} \left(\frac{48}{9}\right) \left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{4\pi}{9} \end{align*}

The area under C1C_1 from θ=0\theta=0 to θ=π6\theta=\frac{\pi}{6} is:

120π6r2dθ=120π6(3+tanθ)2dθ=120π6(3+23tanθ+tan2θ)dθ=120π6(3+23tanθ+sec2θ1)dθ=120π6(2+23tanθ+sec2θ)dθ=12[2θ+23lnsecθ+tanθ]0π6=[θ3lncosθ+12tanθ]0π6\begin{align*} \frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{6}} r^2 \,\mathrm{d}\theta = &\,\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{6}} (\sqrt{3} + \tan\theta)^2 \,\mathrm{d}\theta\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{6}} (3 + 2\sqrt{3}\tan\theta + \tan^2\theta) \,\mathrm{d}\theta\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{6}} (3 + 2\sqrt{3}\tan\theta + \sec^2\theta - 1) \,\mathrm{d}\theta\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{6}} (2 + 2\sqrt{3}\tan\theta + \sec^2\theta) \,\mathrm{d}\theta\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{1}{2} \left[ 2\theta + 2\sqrt{3}\ln|\sec\theta| + \tan\theta \right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{6}}\\[4mm] = &\,\left[ \theta - \sqrt{3}\ln|\cos\theta| + \frac{1}{2}\tan\theta \right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{6}} \end{align*}

Evaluating at the limits:

Upper limit: π63ln(cosπ6)+12tan(π6)=π63ln(32)+12(33)=π63ln(32)+36Lower limit: 03ln(1)+12(0)=0\begin{align*} \text{Upper limit: } & \frac{\pi}{6} - \sqrt{3}\ln\left(\cos\frac{\pi}{6}\right) + \frac{1}{2}\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{\pi}{6} - \sqrt{3}\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) + \frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\right)\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{\pi}{6} - \sqrt{3}\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}\\[4mm] \text{Lower limit: } & 0 - \sqrt{3}\ln(1) + \frac{1}{2}(0) = 0 \end{align*}

So, the area under C1C_1 is π63ln(32)+36\frac{\pi}{6} - \sqrt{3}\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}.

The area of region RR is the difference:

Area of R=4π9(π63ln(32)+36)=8π183π18+3ln(32)36=5π18+322ln(32)36=5π18+32ln(34)32(13)=5π18+32(ln(34)13)\begin{align*} \text{Area of } R = &\,\frac{4\pi}{9} - \left( \frac{\pi}{6} - \sqrt{3}\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6} \right)\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{8\pi}{18} - \frac{3\pi}{18} + \sqrt{3}\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{5\pi}{18} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \cdot 2\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{5\pi}{18} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \ln\left(\frac{3}{4}\right) - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)\\[4mm] = &\,\frac{5\pi}{18} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \left( \ln\left(\frac{3}{4}\right) - \frac{1}{3} \right) \end{align*}

This is in the required form aπ+32(lnb+c)a\pi + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}(\ln b + c), with a=518a=\frac{5}{18}, b=34b=\frac{3}{4}, and c=13c=-\frac{1}{3}.