CAIE Further Paper 2 2024 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
Year2024
SessionNovember
TopicImplicit equations and differentiation

2 The curve \(C\) has equation $$4 y ^ { 2 } + 4 \ln ( x y ) = 1 .$$
  1. Show that, at the point \(\left( 2 , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\) on \(C , \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = - \frac { 1 } { 6 }\).
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  2. Find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\) at the point \(\left( 2 , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\).