Edexcel Paper 1 2020 October — Question 15

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2020
SessionOctober
TopicImplicit equations and differentiation

  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$x ^ { 2 } \tan y = 9 \quad 0 < y < \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$
  1. Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { - 18 x } { x ^ { 4 } + 81 }$$
  2. Prove that \(C\) has a point of inflection at \(x = \sqrt [ 4 ] { 27 }\)