Edit: Ignore this post. made stupid mistake in calculations
C4 Heinemann Edexcel Mixed Exercise 6L question 15.
The curve shown has parametric equations
x=5cosθ,y=4sinθ (The curve is basically an ellipse centred on the origin)
a) Find the gradient of the curve at the point P at which pheta = π/4
b) Find an equation of the tangent to the curve at the point P
c) Find the coordinates of the point R where this tangent meets the x-axis.
Got the first three- easy but it's question d. i'm stuck on.
The shaded region is bounded by the tangent PR, the curve and the x-axis.
d) Find the area of the shaded region, leaving your answer in terms of π.
I know that the tangent meets the x-axis outside the ellipse, to the right of it.
So what I tried was to find the area of the right-angled triangle under PR and subtract from that the definate integral between pheta = 0 and pheta = π/4...
This is the part I'm a bit dubious about because I'm not sure what area the integral would give me. Am I right to use this method? Would it give me the area of the ellipse above the x-axis or below it as well.
Thanks in advance.
