2 Fig. 9 shows the curve \(y = x \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 x }\) together with the straight line \(y = m x\), where \(m\) is a constant, with \(0 < m < 1\). The curve and the line meet at O and P . The dashed line is the tangent at P .
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- Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of P is \(- \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln m\).
- Find, in terms of \(m\), the gradient of the tangent to the curve at P .
You are given that OP and this tangent are equally inclined to the \(x\)-axis.
- Show that \(m = \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 }\), and find the exact coordinates of P .
- Find the exact area of the shaded region between the line OP and the curve.
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