Edexcel FP1 AS Specimen — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 AS (Further Pure 1 AS)
SessionSpecimen
TopicConic sections

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{ff1fc9b0-6514-44e0-a2a3-46aa6411ce10-10_965_853_212_621} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Diagram not drawn to scale $$\left[ Y \text { ou may quote without proof that for the general parabola } y ^ { 2 } = 4 a x , \frac { d y } { d x } = \frac { 2 a } { y } \right]$$ The parabola C has equation \(\mathrm { y } ^ { 2 } = 16 \mathrm { x }\)
  1. Deduce that the point \(\mathrm { P } \left( 4 \mathrm { p } ^ { 2 } , 8 \mathrm { p } \right)\) is a general point on C . The line I is the tangent to C at the point P .
  2. Show that an equation for I is $$p y = x + 4 p ^ { 2 }$$ The finite region R , shown shaded in Figure 2, is bounded by the line I , the x -axis and the parabola C.
    The line \(I\) intersects the directrix of \(C\) at the point \(B\), where the \(y\) coordinate of \(B\) is \(\frac { 10 } { 3 }\) Given that \(\mathrm { p } > 0\)
  3. show that the area of R is 36 \section*{Q uestion 5 continued}