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Question 32

A precision industrial laser traces a path C C\,C defined by the parametric equations

x=5−3sin⁡(t)andy=4+2cos⁡(t) x = 5 - 3\sin(t) \quad \text{and} \quad y = 4 + 2\cos(t) x=5−3sin(t)andy=4+2cos(t)

where 0≤t<2π0 \le t < 2\pi0≤t<2π, and x,y x, y\,x,y are distances in millimetres. Which of the options shown below is a Cartesian equation for the path CCC?

(x−5)29+(y−4)24=1\frac{(x-5)^2}{9} + \frac{(y-4)^2}{4} = 19(x−5)2​+4(y−4)2​=1

(x+5)29+(y+4)24=1\frac{(x+5)^2}{9} + \frac{(y+4)^2}{4} = 19(x+5)2​+4(y+4)2​=1

(x−5)2+(y−4)2=13(x-5)^2 + (y-4)^2 = 13(x−5)2+(y−4)2=13

(x−5)23+(y−4)22=1\frac{(x-5)^2}{3} + \frac{(y-4)^2}{2} = 13(x−5)2​+2(y−4)2​=1

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1.5 Coordinate Geometry Questions

  1. A Level
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  3. /1.5 Coordinate Geometry

178 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 1.5 Coordinate Geometry, covering 1.5.1 Equation of a straight line y = mx + c, 1.5.2 Gradients of parallel and perpendicular lines, 1.5.3 Distance between two points, 1.5.4 Midpoint of a line segment, 1.5.5 Form the equation of a straight line, 1.5.6 Draw a line given its equation, 1.5.7 Point of intersection of two lines, 1.5.8 Straight line models, 1.5.9 Intersection of a line and a curve, 1.5.10 Intersection of a line and a circle, 1.5.11 Equation of a circle, 1.5.12 Circle properties, 1.5.13 Parameter and parametric equations (A-level only), 1.5.14 Convert between cartesian and parametric forms (A-level only), 1.5.15 Equation of a circle in parametric form (A-level only), 1.5.16 Gradient of a parametric curve (A-level only), 1.5.17 Parametric equations in modelling (A-level only), and 1.5 Coordinate Geometry. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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