OCR MEI C3 — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
TopicImplicit equations and differentiation

2 A curve has equation \(x ^ { 2 } + 2 y ^ { 2 } = 4 x\).
  1. By differentiating implicitly, find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
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  2. Hence find the exact coordinates of the stationary points of the curve. [You need not determine their nature.]