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Topic questions Pure mathematics Polar coordinates

Polar coordinates

6 questions · 59 marks · about 1 hour

Polar coordinates questions

AQA 7367 Polar coordinates 6 questions

Paper 1 June 2024, Question 16 9 marks

The curve C has polar equation r = 2 + tanθ The curve C meets the line θ = fraction at the point A The point B has polar coordinates (4, 0)

The diagram shows part of the curve C, and the points A and B

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Find the area of the shaded region.

Give your answer in an exact form.

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Paper 1 June 2023, Question 14 10 marks

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Show that r takes values in the range fraction maths symbol r maths symbol k, where k is an integer.

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Find the Cartesian equation of C in the form y2 maths symbol f (x)

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(c)

The ellipse E has equation

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Find the transformation that maps the graph of E onto C

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Paper 1 June 2022, Question 9 14 marks

Roberto is solving this mathematics problem:

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Roberto’s solution is as follows:

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Sketch the curve C1

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Explain what Roberto has done wrong.

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(c)

Find the area enclosed by C1

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(d)

P and Q are distinct points on C1 for which r is a maximum. P is above the initial line.

Find the polar coordinates of P and Q

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T maps C1 onto a curve C2

(e)(i)

T maps P onto the point Pmaths symbol

Find the polar coordinates of Pmaths symbol

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(e)(ii)

Find the area enclosed by C2

Fully justify your answer.

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Paper 1 November 2021, Question 3 1 mark

The curve C has polar equation

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Find a Cartesian equation for C.

Circle your answer.

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Paper 2 November 2021, Question 9 14 marks

(a)

The line L has polar equation

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Show that L is perpendicular to the initial line.

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The curve C has polar equation

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Find the polar coordinates of the points of intersection of L and C

Fully justify your answer.

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(c)

The region R is the set of points such that

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and

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Find the exact area of R

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Paper 1 June 2019, Question 15 11 marks

The diagram shows part of a spiral curve.

The point P has polar coordinates (r, maths symbol) where 0 maths symbol maths symbol maths symbol fraction

The points T and S lie on the initial line and O is the pole.

TPQ is the tangent to the curve at P.

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Show that the gradient of TPQ is equal to

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The curve has polar equation

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where b is a constant such that 0 maths symbol b maths symbol fraction

Use the result of part (a) to show that the angle between the line OP and the tangent TPQ does not depend on maths symbol.

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