Find tangent equation at point

A question is this type if and only if it asks to find the equation of the tangent line to an implicitly defined curve at a specific point.

33 questions · Standard +0.2

1.07s Parametric and implicit differentiation
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CAIE P2 2020 March Q4
6 marks Standard +0.3
4 A curve has equation $$3 x ^ { 2 } - y ^ { 2 } - 4 \ln ( 2 y + 3 ) = 26$$ Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point \(( 3 , - 1 )\).
CAIE P2 2010 June Q6
7 marks Standard +0.3
6 The equation of a curve is $$x ^ { 2 } y + y ^ { 2 } = 6 x$$
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 6 - 2 x y } { x ^ { 2 } + 2 y }\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point with coordinates ( 1,2 ), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\).
CAIE P2 2011 June Q5
6 marks Moderate -0.3
5 A curve has equation \(x ^ { 2 } + 2 y ^ { 2 } + 5 x + 6 y = 10\). Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point \(( 2 , - 1 )\). Give your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
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CAIE P2 2018 June Q5
6 marks Standard +0.3
5 A curve has equation $$y ^ { 3 } \sin 2 x + 4 y = 8$$ Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where it crosses the \(y\)-axis.
CAIE P3 2010 June Q6
8 marks Moderate -0.3
6 The equation of a curve is $$x \ln y = 2 x + 1$$
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = - \frac { y } { x ^ { 2 } }\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where \(y = 1\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\).
CAIE P3 2003 November Q4
6 marks Standard +0.3
4 The equation of a curve is $$\sqrt { } x + \sqrt { } y = \sqrt { } a$$ where \(a\) is a positive constant.
  1. Express \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. The straight line with equation \(y = x\) intersects the curve at the point \(P\). Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at \(P\).
CAIE P3 2009 November Q3
6 marks Standard +0.3
3 The equation of a curve is \(x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 2 } y - y ^ { 3 } = 3\).
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point \(( 2,1 )\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\).
CAIE P2 2005 November Q4
7 marks Standard +0.3
4 The equation of a curve is \(x ^ { 3 } + y ^ { 3 } = 9 x y\).
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 3 y - x ^ { 2 } } { y ^ { 2 } - 3 x }\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point ( 2,4 ), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y = c\).
CAIE P2 2017 November Q7
10 marks Standard +0.3
7 The equation of a curve is \(x ^ { 2 } + 4 x y + 2 y ^ { 2 } = 7\).
  1. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point \(( - 1,3 )\). Give your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
  2. Show that there is no point on the curve at which the gradient is \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\).
Edexcel P3 2018 Specimen Q7
7 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The point \(P\) lies on the curve with equation
$$x = ( 4 y - \sin 2 y ) ^ { 2 }$$ Given that \(P\) has \(( x , y )\) coordinates \(\left( p , \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right)\), where \(p\) is a constant,
  1. find the exact value of \(p\) The tangent to the curve at \(P\) cuts the \(y\)-axis at the point \(A\).
  2. Use calculus to find the coordinates of \(A\).
Edexcel C34 2014 January Q5
9 marks Standard +0.3
  1. (a) Prove, by using logarithms, that
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } } { \mathrm {~d} x } \left( 2 ^ { x } \right) = 2 ^ { x } \ln 2$$ The curve \(C\) has the equation $$2 x + 3 y ^ { 2 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } y + 12 = 4 \times 2 ^ { x }$$ The point \(P\), with coordinates \(( 2,0 )\), lies on \(C\).
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\).
Edexcel C34 2017 January Q1
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. Find an equation of the tangent to the curve
$$x ^ { 3 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } y + y ^ { 3 } = 37$$ at the point \(( 1,3 )\). Give your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
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Edexcel C34 2014 June Q2
6 marks Standard +0.3
2. A curve \(C\) has the equation $$x ^ { 3 } - 3 x y - x + y ^ { 3 } - 11 = 0$$ Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at the point \(( 2 , - 1 )\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
Edexcel C34 2017 June Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. A curve \(C\) has equation
$$3 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x y - 2 y ^ { 2 } + 4 = 0$$ Find an equation for the tangent to \(C\) at the point ( 2,4 ), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
(6)
Edexcel C3 2009 January Q4
6 marks Standard +0.3
4. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve \(x = \cos ( 2 y + \pi )\) at \(\left( 0 , \frac { \pi } { 4 } \right)\). Give your answer in the form \(y = a x + b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants to be found.
Edexcel C3 2014 June Q3
8 marks Standard +0.3
3. The curve \(C\) has equation \(x = 8 y \tan 2 y\) The point \(P\) has coordinates \(\left( \pi , \frac { \pi } { 8 } \right)\)
  1. Verify that \(P\) lies on \(C\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\) in the form \(a y = x + b\), where the constants \(a\) and \(b\) are to be found in terms of \(\pi\).
Edexcel C3 2015 June Q5
7 marks Standard +0.3
5. The point \(P\) lies on the curve with equation $$x = ( 4 y - \sin 2 y ) ^ { 2 }$$ Given that \(P\) has \(( x , y )\) coordinates \(\left( p , \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right)\), where \(p\) is a constant,
  1. find the exact value of \(p\). The tangent to the curve at \(P\) cuts the \(y\)-axis at the point \(A\).
  2. Use calculus to find the coordinates of \(A\).
Edexcel P4 2022 January Q1
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$x y ^ { 2 } = x ^ { 2 } y + 6 \quad x \neq 0 \quad y \neq 0$$ Find an equation for the tangent to \(C\) at the point \(P ( 2,3 )\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
(6)
Edexcel C4 2006 January Q1
7 marks Standard +0.3
  1. A curve \(C\) is described by the equation
$$3 x ^ { 2 } + 4 y ^ { 2 } - 2 x + 6 x y - 5 = 0$$ Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at the point \(( 1 , - 2 )\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
Edexcel C4 2010 January Q3
9 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The curve \(C\) has the equation
$$\cos 2 x + \cos 3 y = 1 , \quad - \frac { \pi } { 4 } \leqslant x \leqslant \frac { \pi } { 4 } , \quad 0 \leqslant y \leqslant \frac { \pi } { 6 }$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\). The point \(P\) lies on \(C\) where \(x = \frac { \pi } { 6 }\).
  2. Find the value of \(y\) at \(P\).
  3. Find the equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c \pi = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers. \section*{LU}
Edexcel P4 2018 Specimen Q2
7 marks Standard +0.3
2. A curve \(C\) has the equation $$x ^ { 3 } + 2 x y - x - y ^ { 3 } - 20 = 0$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at the point \(( 3 , - 2 )\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
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OCR C3 Q3
6 marks Moderate -0.3
3. A curve has the equation \(x = y ^ { 2 } - 3 \ln 2 y\).
  1. Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { y } { 2 y ^ { 2 } - 3 }$$
  2. Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point where \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\). Give your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
OCR C3 Q4
7 marks Standard +0.3
  1. A curve has the equation \(x = y \sqrt { 1 - 2 y }\).
    1. Show that
    $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { \sqrt { 1 - 2 y } } { 1 - 3 y } .$$ The point \(A\) on the curve has \(y\)-coordinate - 1 .
  2. Show that the equation of tangent to the curve at \(A\) can be written in the form $$\sqrt { 3 } x + p y + q = 0$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are integers to be found.
OCR C4 Q2
7 marks Standard +0.0
  1. A curve has the equation
$$x ^ { 2 } - 3 x y - y ^ { 2 } = 12$$
  1. Find an expression for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point \(( 2 , - 2 )\).
OCR C4 Q3
7 marks Standard +0.3
  1. A curve has the equation
$$4 \cos x + 2 \sin y = 3$$
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 2 \sin x \sec y\).
  2. Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point ( \(\frac { \pi } { 3 } , \frac { \pi } { 6 }\) ), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y = c\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers.