Edexcel FP1 2013 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicConic sections

4. The hyperbola \(H\) has equation $$x y = 3$$ The point \(Q ( 1,3 )\) is on \(H\).
  1. Find the equation of the normal to \(H\) at \(Q\) in the form \(y = a x + b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
    (5) The normal at \(Q\) intersects \(H\) again at the point \(R\).
  2. Find the coordinates of \(R\).
    (5)