Edexcel FP1 2013 June — Question 4

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

4. The rectangular hyperbola \(H\) has Cartesian equation \(x y = 4\) The point \(P \left( 2 t , \frac { 2 } { t } \right)\) lies on \(H\), where \(t \neq 0\)
  1. Show that an equation of the normal to \(H\) at the point \(P\) is $$t y - t ^ { 3 } x = 2 - 2 t ^ { 4 }$$ The normal to \(H\) at the point where \(t = - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) meets \(H\) again at the point \(Q\).
  2. Find the coordinates of the point \(Q\).