1992 Paper 2 Q3

Year: 1992
Paper: 2
Question Number: 3

Course: LFM Pure
Section: Integration

Difficulty: 1600.0 Banger: 1485.7

Problem

In the figure, the large circle with centre \(O\) has radius \(4\) and the small circle with centre \(P\) has radius \(1\). The small circle rolls around the inside of the larger one. When \(P\) was on the line \(OA\) (before the small circle began to roll), the point \(B\) was in contact with the point \(A\) on the large circle.
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Sketch the curve \(C\) traced by \(B\) as the circle rolls. Show that if we take \(O\) to be the origin of cartesian coordinates and the line \(OA\) to be the \(x\)-axis (so that \(A\) is the point \((4,0)\)) then \(B\) is the point \[ (3\cos\phi+\cos3\phi,3\sin\phi-\sin3\phi). \] It is given that the area of the region enclosed by the curve \(C\) is \[ \int_{0}^{2\pi}x\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}\phi}\,\mathrm{d}\phi, \] where \(B\) is the point \((x,y).\) Calculate this area.

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In the figure, the large circle with centre $O$ has radius $4$ and
the small circle with centre $P$ has radius $1$. The small circle
rolls around the inside of the larger one. When $P$ was on the line
$OA$ (before the small circle began to roll), the point $B$ was
in contact with the point $A$ on the large circle. 
\begin{center}
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.7]
    % Main circle centered at origin
    \draw (0,0) circle (4);
    
    % Define points
    \coordinate (O) at (0,0);
    \coordinate (A) at (4,0);
    \coordinate (P) at ({3*cos(50)},{3*sin(50)});
    \coordinate (Q) at ({5*cos(50)},{5*sin(50)});
    \coordinate (B) at ({3*cos(50) + 1*cos(170)}, {3*sin(50) + 1*sin(170)});
    
    % Smaller circle centered at P
    \draw (P) circle (1);
    
    % Line from origin to A
    \draw (O) -- (A);
    
    \draw[-{Stealth[length=3mm]}] 
         ($(P) + ({0.7*cos(210)},{0.7*sin(210)})$) 
         arc (210:80:.7);
    % Line from origin to B
    \draw (O) -- (Q);
    
    % Angle phi
    \draw pic["$\phi$", draw=gray!80, angle radius=0.65cm] {angle=A--O--P};
    
    % Labels
    \node[left] at (O) {$O$};
    \node[right] at (A) {$A$};
    \node[right] at (P) {$P$};
    \node[left] at (B) {$B$};
    
    % Points (smaller than before to match reference)
    \fill (O) circle (2.5pt);
    \fill (P) circle (2.5pt);
    \fill (B) circle (2.5pt);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}
Sketch the curve $C$ traced by $B$ as the circle rolls. Show that
if we take $O$ to be the origin of cartesian coordinates and the
line $OA$ to be the $x$-axis (so that $A$ is the point $(4,0)$)
then $B$ is the point 
\[
(3\cos\phi+\cos3\phi,3\sin\phi-\sin3\phi).
\]
It is given that the area of the region enclosed by the curve $C$
is 
\[
\int_{0}^{2\pi}x\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}\phi}\,\mathrm{d}\phi,
\]
where $B$ is the point $(x,y).$ Calculate this area.