| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | AEA (Advanced Extension Award) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Implicit equations and differentiation |
3.The curve \(C\) has equation
$$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + f x y = g ^ { 2 }$$
where \(f\) and \(g\) are constants and \(g \neq 0\) .
(a)Find an expression in terms of \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(f\) for the gradient of \(C\) at the point \(( \alpha , \beta )\) .
Given that \(f < 2\) and \(f \neq - 2\) and that the gradient of \(C\) at the point \(( \alpha , \beta )\) is 1 ,
(b)show that \(\alpha = - \beta = \frac { \pm g } { \sqrt { } ( 2 - f ) }\) .
Given that \(f = - 2\) ,
(c)sketch \(C\) .