Date | November 2016 | Marks available | 5 | Reference code | 16N.1.AHL.TZ0.H_9 |
Level | Additional Higher Level | Paper | Paper 1 (without calculator) | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Find | Question number | H_9 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
A curve has equation .
Find an expression for in terms of and .
Find the equations of the tangents to this curve at the points where the curve intersects the line .
Markscheme
* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.
attempt to differentiate implicitly M1
A1A1A1
Note: Award A1 for correctly differentiating each term.
A1
Note: This final answer may be expressed in a number of different ways.
[5 marks]
A1
M1
at the tangent is and A1
at the tangent is A1
Note: These equations simplify to .
Note: Award A0M1A1A0 if just the positive value of is considered and just one tangent is found.
[4 marks]