OCR C4 2012 January — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicImplicit equations and differentiation

3 The equation of a curve \(C\) is \(( x + 3 ) ( y + 4 ) = x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 }\).
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. The line \(2 y = x + 3\) meets \(C\) at two points. What can be said about the tangents to \(C\) at these points? Justify your answer.
  3. Find the equation of the tangent at the point ( 6,0 ), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y = c\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.