AQA FP1 2011 January — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicCircles

6 The diagram shows a circle \(C\) and a line \(L\), which is the tangent to \(C\) at the point \(( 1,1 )\). The equations of \(C\) and \(L\) are $$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 2 \text { and } x + y = 2$$ respectively.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a4c5d61d-1af9-449e-b27a-d1e656dcd75a-4_760_1301_552_395} The circle \(C\) is now transformed by a stretch with scale factor 2 parallel to the \(x\)-axis. The image of \(C\) under this stretch is an ellipse \(E\).
  1. On the diagram below, sketch the ellipse \(E\), indicating the coordinates of the points where it intersects the coordinate axes.
  2. Find equations of:
    1. the ellipse \(E\);
    2. the tangent to \(E\) at the point \(( 2,1 )\).
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