Edexcel FP1 2012 June — Question 8

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

8. The rectangular hyperbola \(H\) has equation \(x y = c ^ { 2 }\), where \(c\) is a positive constant. The point \(P \left( c t , \frac { c } { t } \right) , t \neq 0\), is a general point on \(H\).
  1. Show that an equation for the tangent to \(H\) at \(P\) is $$x + t ^ { 2 } y = 2 c t$$ The tangent to \(H\) at the point \(P\) meets the \(x\)-axis at the point \(A\) and the \(y\)-axis at the point \(B\). Given that the area of the triangle \(O A B\), where \(O\) is the origin, is 36 ,
  2. find the exact value of \(c\), expressing your answer in the form \(k \sqrt { } 2\), where \(k\) is an integer.