Edexcel P1 2024 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2024
SessionJanuary
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = \frac { 5 x ^ { 3 } - 8 } { 2 x ^ { 2 } } \quad x > 0$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) writing your answer in simplest form. The point \(P ( 2,4 )\) lies on \(C\).
  2. Find an equation for the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\) writing your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.