plumiPolar coordinates: WJEC A‑Level Further Maths questions
Every WJEC A-Level Further Maths exam question on 4.6 Polar coordinates, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- Summer 2025, Unit 4, Q11 (12 marks): 11. (a) Sketch the graph of the curve C with polar equation r = cos2θ, where 0 X θ ~ 2π. [2] Initial line (b) The points on C where the tangents are parallel to
- Summer 2024, Unit 4, Q4 (21 marks): n z 2cos n z cos isin 16cos in the form 4 4. (a) Given that , where , express z n a cos4 b cos2 c , where a, b, c are integers whose val
- Summer 2023, Unit 4, Q6 (16 marks): 2( ). 1− t2 , where t = tan θ Show that tan θ may be expressed as 2t 6. (a) [1] The diagram below shows a sketch of the curve C with polar equation r = cos θ ⎛
- Summer 2022, Unit 4, Q13 (11 marks): 13. The curve C has polar equation r = 2 – cosθ for 0 X θX 2π. (a) Sketch the curve C. [2] Show that the values of θ at which the tangent to the curve r = 2 − c
- Summer 2019, Unit 4, Q8 (10 marks): 8. The curve C has polar equation 0 < θ X π r = sin 2θ, where . 2 (a) Find the polar coordinates of the point on C at which the tangent is parallel to the initi
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