Edexcel F1 2020 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicConic sections

7. The parabola \(C\) has equation \(y ^ { 2 } = 4 a x\), where \(a\) is a positive constant. The line \(l\) with equation \(3 x - 4 y + 48 = 0\) is a tangent to \(C\) at the point \(P\).
  1. Show that \(a = 9\)
  2. Hence determine the coordinates of \(P\). Given that the point \(S\) is the focus of \(C\) and that the line \(l\) crosses the directrix of \(C\) at the point \(A\),
  3. determine the exact area of triangle \(P S A\).
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