The curve C has equation .
- ((i))
Find the equations of the tangents to C which are parallel to the x-axis.
- ((ii))
The line is tangent to C at . If the normal to C at the origin meets at the point , find the area of triangle .
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Worked solution
3((i))
1. Differentiate the equation of the curve implicitly with respect to $x$.
Differentiating both sides with respect to :
2. Use the condition for horizontal tangents to find a relationship between $x$ and $y$.
Tangents parallel to the -axis have a gradient of , so .
Substituting into the differentiated equation:
3. Substitute the relationship back into the original curve equation to solve for $y$.
Substitute into :
Using the quadratic formula:
4. State the equations of the tangents.
Since the tangents are parallel to the -axis, their equations take the form .
The equations of the tangents are and .
and
3((ii))
1. Find the derivative $\frac{dy}{dx}$ using implicit differentiation (from part i).
Differentiating the equation implicitly with respect to :
2. Find the equation of the tangent line $l$ at point $A(2, -2)$.
Substitute and into to find the gradient :
The equation of the tangent line is:
3. Determine the equation of the normal to $C$ at the origin $O$.
At the origin :
Since the derivative evaluates to a non-zero number divided by zero, the gradient of the tangent at is undefined. This means the tangent is the vertical line (the -axis).
Therefore, the normal to the curve at is perpendicular to the -axis, which is the horizontal line (the -axis).
4. Find the coordinates of $B$ where the normal at $O$ meets the tangent $l$.
Substitute into the equation of to find the intersection point :
Thus, the coordinates of are .
5. Calculate the area of triangle $OAB$.
The vertices of are , and .
Taking along the -axis as the base, its length is units.
The perpendicular height of is the absolute -coordinate of , which is units.
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