Edexcel FP3 2017 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicConic sections

2. The ellipse \(E\) has equation $$\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 36 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 25 } = 1$$ The line \(l\) is the normal to \(E\) at the point \(P ( 6 \cos \theta , 5 \sin \theta )\), where \(0 < \theta < \frac { \pi } { 2 }\)
  1. Use calculus to show that an equation of \(l\) is $$6 x \sin \theta - 5 y \cos \theta = 11 \sin \theta \cos \theta$$ The line \(l\) meets the \(x\)-axis at the point \(Q\). The point \(R\) is the foot of the perpendicular from \(P\) to the \(x\)-axis.
  2. Show that \(\frac { O Q } { O R } = e ^ { 2 }\), where \(e\) is the eccentricity of the ellipse \(E\).