9231 P11 - Nov 2015 - Q11O - 14 marks
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The curve \(C\) has polar equation
\(r=a(1-\cos\theta),\qquad 0\leq \theta\lt 2\pi.\)
Sketch \(C\).
Find the area of the region enclosed by the arc of \(C\) for which \(\frac{1}{2}\pi\leq\theta\leq\frac{3}{2}\pi\), the half-line \(\theta=\frac{1}{2}\pi\), and the half-line \(\theta=\frac{3}{2}\pi\).
Show that
\(\left(\frac{ds}{d\theta}\right)^2=4a^2\sin^2\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right),\)
where \(s\) denotes arc length, and find the length of the arc of \(C\) for which \(\frac{1}{2}\pi\leq\theta\leq\frac{3}{2}\pi\).
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