CAIE P2 2012 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

6 A curve has parametric equations $$x = \frac { 1 } { ( 2 t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } , \quad y = \sqrt { } ( t + 2 )$$ The point \(P\) on the curve has parameter \(p\) and it is given that the gradient of the curve at \(P\) is - 1 .
  1. Show that \(p = ( p + 2 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 6 } } - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\).
  2. Use an iterative process based on the equation in part (i) to find the value of \(p\) correct to 3 decimal places. Use a starting value of 0.7 and show the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places.