OCR MEI C3 — Question 7

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

7 Fig. 7 shows the curve defined implicitly by the equation $$y ^ { 2 } + y = x ^ { 3 } + 2 x ,$$ together with the line \(x = 2\). \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Fig. 7 Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the line and the curve.
Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\). Hence find the gradient of the curve at each of these two points.