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Q5
Edexcel FP1 2022 June — Question 5
Exam Board
Edexcel
Module
FP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year
2022
Session
June
Topic
Conic sections
The rectangular hyperbola \(H\) has equation \(x y = 36\)
Use calculus to show that the equation of the tangent to \(H\) at the point \(P \left( 6 t , \frac { 6 } { t } \right)\) is
$$y t ^ { 2 } + x = 12 t$$ The point \(Q \left( 12 t , \frac { 3 } { t } \right)\) also lies on \(H\).
Find the equation of the tangent to \(H\) at the point \(Q\). The tangent at \(P\) and the tangent at \(Q\) meet at the point \(R\).
Show that as \(t\) varies the locus of \(R\) is also a rectangular hyperbola.
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