Edexcel C4 2018 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicImplicit equations and differentiation

  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$x ^ { 2 } + x y + y ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 5 y + 1 = 0$$
  1. Use implicit differentiation to find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. Find the \(x\) coordinates of the two points on \(C\) where \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 0\) Give exact answers in their simplest form.
    (Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)