AQA C2 2013 June — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicIndices and Surds

6 A curve has the equation $$y = \frac { 12 + x ^ { 2 } \sqrt { x } } { x } , \quad x > 0$$
  1. Express \(\frac { 12 + x ^ { 2 } \sqrt { x } } { x }\) in the form \(12 x ^ { p } + x ^ { q }\).
    1. Hence find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\).
    2. Find an equation of the normal to the curve at the point on the curve where \(x = 4\).
    3. The curve has a stationary point \(P\). Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) can be written in the form \(2 ^ { k }\), where \(k\) is a rational number.