Edexcel C34 2015 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicParametric equations

9. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{4c08fbab-283e-4c92-89a4-10f68f37e133-14_709_824_118_559} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with parametric equations $$x = t ^ { 2 } + 2 t , \quad y = t ^ { 3 } - 9 t , \quad t \in \mathbb { R }$$ The curve cuts the \(x\)-axis at the origin and at the points \(A\) and \(B\) as shown in Figure 3 .
  1. Find the coordinates of point \(A\) and show that point \(B\) has coordinates ( 15,0 ).
  2. Show that the equation of the tangent to the curve at \(B\) is \(9 x - 4 y - 135 = 0\) The tangent to the curve at \(B\) cuts the curve again at the point \(X\).
  3. Find the coordinates of \(X\).
    (Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)