Edexcel FP1 2011 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicConic sections

6. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{d20fa710-2d91-4ac2-adbc-46ccdcb93380-07_789_791_228_566} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the parabola \(C\) with equation \(y ^ { 2 } = 36 x\). The point \(S\) is the focus of \(C\).
  1. Find the coordinates of \(S\).
  2. Write down the equation of the directrix of \(C\). Figure 1 shows the point \(P\) which lies on \(C\), where \(y > 0\), and the point \(Q\) which lies on the directrix of \(C\). The line segment \(Q P\) is parallel to the \(x\)-axis. Given that the distance \(P S\) is 25 ,
  3. write down the distance \(Q P\),
  4. find the coordinates of \(P\),
  5. find the area of the trapezium \(O S P Q\).