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1.5 Coordinate Geometry

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Question 68

At time ttt hours after a high tide, the height, hhh metres, of the tide and the velocity, vvv knots, of the tidal flow are modelled using the parametric equations

v=9−(3t4−3)2 v = 9 - \left(\frac{3t}{4}-3\right)^2 v=9−(43t​−3)2 h=4−3t−43 h = 4 - 3\sqrt[3]{t-4} h=4−33t−4​

High tides and low tides occur alternately when the velocity of the tidal flow is zero.

A high tide occurs at 4 am.

ai.

Use the model to find the height of this high tide.

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aii.

Find the time of the first low tide after 4 am.

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aiii.

Find the height of this low tide.

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b.

Use the model to find the height of the tide when it is flowing with maximum velocity.

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c.

Comment on the validity of the model.

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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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