Edexcel P3 2023 October — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2023
SessionOctober
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = \frac { \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } + k \right) } { x ^ { 2 } + k } \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$ where \(k\) is a positive constant.
  1. Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { A x \left( B - \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } + k \right) \right) } { \left( x ^ { 2 } + k \right) ^ { 2 } }$$ where \(A\) and \(B\) are constants to be found. Given that \(C\) has exactly three turning points,
  2. find the \(x\) coordinate of each of these points. Give your answer in terms of \(k\) where appropriate.
  3. find the upper limit to the value for \(k\).