2022 NJC Promo Q9

2022 NJC Promo Q9

5 marks
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A curve \(D\) has parametric equations

\(x=k\left( 2\cos \theta -\cos 2\theta \right)\)

\(y=-k\sin 2\theta \)

for \(0<\theta \le \pi \), where \(k\) is a positive constant.

  1. Find, in terms of \(k\), the exact coordinates of the stationary points of \(D\).[3]
  2. Sketch the graph of \(D\), labelling, in terms of \(k\), the points where \(D\) meets the \(x\)-axis.[2]

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Answer:Stationary points: \((\sqrt{2}k, -k)\) and \((-\sqrt{2}k, k)\)

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