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1.5 Coordinate Geometry

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Question 8

A curve C C\,C has the parametric equations

x=sin⁡2tx = \sin^2 tx=sin2t, y=sin⁡2ty = \sin 2ty=sin2t, where 0<t<π0 < t < \pi0<t<π

a.

Show that a Cartesian equation for C C\,C is

y2=4x(1−x)y^2 = 4x(1 - x)y2=4x(1−x)

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b.

State the set of values of x x\,x for which C C\,C is defined, and describe C C\,C geometrically.

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1.5 Coordinate Geometry Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  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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