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.

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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.
OCR C4 Q3
7 marks Standard +0.3
3. A curve has the equation $$2 \sin 2 x - \tan y = 0$$
  1. Find an expression for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in its simplest form in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. Show that the tangent to the curve at the point \(\left( \frac { \pi } { 6 } , \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)\) has the equation $$y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x + \frac { \pi } { 4 } .$$
OCR C4 2012 January Q3
8 marks Standard +0.3
3 The equation of a curve \(C\) is \(( x + 3 ) ( y + 4 ) = x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 }\).
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. The line \(2 y = x + 3\) meets \(C\) at two points. What can be said about the tangents to \(C\) at these points? Justify your answer.
  3. Find the equation of the tangent at the point ( 6,0 ), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y = c\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
Edexcel C3 Q4
8 marks Standard +0.3
4. 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.
Edexcel C4 Q2
8 marks Moderate -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 \(\left( \frac { \pi } { 3 } , \frac { \pi } { 6 } \right)\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y = c\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers.
Edexcel C4 Q5
8 marks Standard +0.3
5. 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 \(( 2 , - 2 )\).
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Edexcel C4 Q3
8 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. A curve has the equation
$$2 \sin 2 x - \tan y = 0$$
  1. Find an expression for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in its simplest form in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. Show that the tangent to the curve at the point \(\left( \frac { \pi } { 6 } , \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)\) has the equation $$y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x + \frac { \pi } { 4 }$$
    1. continued
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    \end{figure} Figure 1 shows the curve with parametric equations $$x = a \sqrt { t } , \quad y = a t ( 1 - t ) , \quad t \geq 0$$ where \(a\) is a positive constant.
  3. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(t\). The curve meets the \(x\)-axis at the origin, \(O\), and at the point \(A\). The tangent to the curve at \(A\) meets the \(y\)-axis at the point \(B\) as shown.
  4. Show that the area of triangle \(O A B\) is \(a ^ { 2 }\).