Edexcel F3 2023 January — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2023
SessionJanuary
TopicConic sections

  1. The ellipse \(E\) has equation
$$x ^ { 2 } + 9 y ^ { 2 } = 9$$ The foci of \(E\) are \(F _ { 1 }\) and \(F _ { 2 }\)
    1. Determine the coordinates of \(F _ { 1 }\) and the coordinates of \(F _ { 2 }\)
    2. Write down the equation of each of the directrices of \(E\) The point \(P\) lies on the ellipse.
  1. Show that \(\left| P F _ { 1 } \right| + \left| P F _ { 2 } \right| = 6\) The straight line through \(P\) with equation \(y = 2 x + c\) meets \(E\) again at the point \(Q\) The point \(M\) is the midpoint of \(P Q\)
  2. Show that as \(P\) varies the locus of \(M\) is a straight line passing through the origin.