Edexcel F1 2023 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicConic sections

  1. The point \(P \left( 2 p ^ { 2 } , 4 p \right)\) lies on the parabola with equation \(y ^ { 2 } = 8 x\)
    1. Show that the point \(Q \left( \frac { 2 } { p ^ { 2 } } , \frac { - 4 } { p } \right)\), where \(p \neq 0\), lies on the parabola.
    2. Show that the chord \(P Q\) passes through the focus of the parabola.
    The tangent to the parabola at \(P\) and the tangent to the parabola at \(Q\) meet at the point \(R\)
  2. Determine, in simplest form, the coordinates of \(R\)