Edexcel F3 2014 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicHyperbolic functions

6. The hyperbola \(H\) has equation $$\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 16 } - \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 4 } = 1$$ The line \(l\) is a tangent to \(H\) at the point \(P ( 4 \cosh \alpha , 2 \sinh \alpha )\), where \(\alpha\) is a constant, \(\alpha \neq 0\)
  1. Using calculus, show that an equation for \(l\) is $$2 y \sinh \alpha - x \cosh \alpha + 4 = 0$$ The line \(l\) cuts the \(y\)-axis at the point \(A\).
  2. Find the coordinates of \(A\) in terms of \(\alpha\). The point \(B\) has coordinates ( \(0,10 \sinh \alpha\) ) and the point \(S\) is the focus of \(H\) for which \(x > 0\)
  3. Show that the line segment \(A S\) is perpendicular to the line segment \(B S\).