Edexcel C3 2016 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicPartial Fractions
TypeTangent or normal to curve

6. $$f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 4 } + x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } + 7 x - 6 } { x ^ { 2 } + x - 6 } , \quad x > 2 , x \in \mathbb { R }$$
  1. Given that $$\frac { x ^ { 4 } + x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } + 7 x - 6 } { x ^ { 2 } + x - 6 } \equiv x ^ { 2 } + A + \frac { B } { x - 2 }$$ find the values of the constants \(A\) and \(B\).
  2. Hence or otherwise, using calculus, find an equation of the normal to the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) at the point where \(x = 3\)