Edexcel C1 2014 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicQuadratic Functions

9. The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \frac { 1 } { 3 } x ^ { 2 } + 8\) The line \(L\) has equation \(y = 3 x + k\), where \(k\) is a positive constant.
  1. Sketch \(C\) and \(L\) on separate diagrams, showing the coordinates of the points at which \(C\) and \(L\) cut the axes. Given that line \(L\) is a tangent to \(C\),
  2. find the value of \(k\).