CAIE P3 2019 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2019
SessionNovember
TopicImplicit equations and differentiation

5 The equation of a curve is \(2 x ^ { 2 } y - x y ^ { 2 } = a ^ { 3 }\), where \(a\) is a positive constant. Show that there is only one point on the curve at which the tangent is parallel to the \(x\)-axis and find the \(y\)-coordinate of this point.