Edexcel FP1 2020 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicConic sections

  1. The ellipse \(E\) has equation
$$\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 36 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 16 } = 1$$ The points \(S\) and \(S ^ { \prime }\) are the foci of \(E\).
  1. Find the coordinates of \(S\) and \(S ^ { \prime }\)
  2. Show that for any point \(P\) on \(E\), the triangle \(P S S ^ { \prime }\) has constant perimeter and determine its value.