Edexcel FP1 — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
TopicConic sections

8. The rectangular hyperbola \(H\) has equation \(x y = c ^ { 2 }\). The point ( \(3 t , \frac { 3 } { t }\) ) is a general point on this hyperbola.
  1. Find the value of \(c ^ { 2 }\).
  2. Show that an equation of the normal to \(H\) at the point ( \(3 t , \frac { 3 } { t }\) ) is $$y = t ^ { 2 } x + \left( \frac { 3 } { t } - 3 t ^ { 3 } \right)$$ The point \(P\) on \(H\) has coordinates (6, 1.5). The tangent to \(H\) at \(P\) meets the curve again at the point \(Q\).
  3. Find the coordinates of the point \(Q\).