Edexcel FP1 2012 January — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicConic sections

9. The rectangular hyperbola \(H\) has cartesian equation \(x y = 9\) The points \(P \left( 3 p , \frac { 3 } { p } \right)\) and \(Q \left( 3 q , \frac { 3 } { q } \right)\) lie on \(H\), where \(p \neq \pm q\).
  1. Show that the equation of the tangent at \(P\) is \(x + p ^ { 2 } y = 6 p\).
  2. Write down the equation of the tangent at \(Q\). The tangent at the point \(P\) and the tangent at the point \(Q\) intersect at \(R\).
  3. Find, as single fractions in their simplest form, the coordinates of \(R\) in terms of \(p\) and \(q\).