Edexcel P3 2021 October — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicReciprocal Trig & Identities

8. A curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where $$f ( x ) = \arcsin \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } x \right) \quad - 2 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \quad - \frac { \pi } { 2 } \leqslant y \leqslant \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$
  1. Sketch \(C\).
  2. Given \(x = 2 \sin y\), show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { A - x ^ { 2 } } }$$ where \(A\) is a constant to be found. The point \(P\) lies on \(C\) and has \(y\) coordinate \(\frac { \pi } { 4 }\)
  3. Find the equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\). Write your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\), where \(m\) and \(c\) are constants to be found.
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