The diagram shows parts of the graphs of and . is a point on and is a point on . and are two points on the -axis such that is a rectangle. It is given that units.

- (i)
Find the -coordinates of and in terms of .
- (ii)
Hence, show that the area of the rectangle , represented by square units, is given by .
- (iii)
Given that can vary, find the stationary value of and determine whether this value of is a maximum or a minimum.
It won't just hand you the answer — it asks where you're stuck.How the checker works
Worked solution
14(i)
1. Identify the $y$-coordinates of $T$ and $U$
Since is a rectangle with and on the -axis, is vertical and is horizontal. Given , the -coordinate of both and is .
2. Find the $x$-coordinate of $T$
Substitute into the equation for , :
3. Find the $x$-coordinate of $U$
Substitute into the equation for , :
,
14(ii)
1. Find the $x$-coordinates of $T$ and $U$ from part (i)
Since and have -coordinate (as and is a rectangle on the -axis):
For :
For :
2. Express the width of the rectangle $WV$ in terms of $h$
Width
3. Calculate the area of the rectangle and simplify to show the given expression
Area
(Shown)
(Shown)
14(iii)
1. Differentiate $A$ with respect to $h$
2. Find the value of $h$ at the stationary point
For a stationary value, .
3. Calculate the stationary value of $A$
4. Determine the nature of the stationary value using the second derivative test
Since , the stationary value is a maximum.
Stationary value is (or ), and it is a maximum.
AI analysis — may contain mistakes.
Worked this one out on paper? Snap your steps and Gigle's AI math checker will circle the step where it went wrong.
More questions on this topic
- 1The normal to the curve at point crosses the -axis at point …
- 2The point lies on the curve for . The normal to the curve at is par…
- 3The figure shows part of the curve . and are two points on the curve. Given that …
- 4The diagram shows part of the curve which crosses the -axis at and the -axis at …
- 5The triangle ABC is such that its area is , the length of AB is …