Edexcel F1 2021 October — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

6. The curve \(H\) has equation $$x y = a ^ { 2 } \quad x > 0$$ where \(a\) is a positive constant. The line with equation \(y = k x\), where \(k\) is a positive constant, intersects \(H\) at the point \(P\)
  1. Use calculus to determine, in terms of \(a\) and \(k\), an equation for the tangent to \(H\) at \(P\) The tangent to \(H\) at \(P\) meets the \(x\)-axis at the point \(A\) and meets the \(y\)-axis at the point \(B\)
  2. Determine the coordinates of \(A\) and the coordinates of \(B\), giving your answers in terms of \(a\) and \(k\)
  3. Hence show that the area of triangle \(A O B\), where \(O\) is the origin, is independent of \(k\)