Edexcel C3 2006 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicDifferentiating Transcendental Functions

3. The point \(P\) lies on the curve with equation \(y = \ln \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } x \right)\). The \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) is 3 . Find an equation of the normal to the curve at the point \(P\) in the form \(y = a x + b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
(5)