Edexcel C1 — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicStandard Integrals and Reverse Chain Rule

10. The curve \(C\) has the equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\). Given that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 3 - \frac { 2 } { x ^ { 2 } } , \quad x \neq 0 ,$$ and that the point \(A\) on \(C\) has coordinates (2, 6),
  1. find an equation for \(C\),
  2. find an equation for the tangent to \(C\) at \(A\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers,
  3. show that the line \(y = x + 3\) is also a tangent to \(C\).