CAIE P2 2004 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2004
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

6 The parametric equations of a curve are $$x = 2 t + \ln t , \quad y = t + \frac { 4 } { t }$$ where \(t\) takes all positive values.
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { t ^ { 2 } - 4 } { t ( 2 t + 1 ) }\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where \(t = 1\).
  3. The curve has one stationary point. Find the \(y\)-coordinate of this point, and determine whether this point is a maximum or a minimum.