Analysis and Approaches for IBDP Maths Ebook 2 | Page 146
Your Practice Set – Analysis and Approaches for IBDP Mathematics
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Paper 1 Section A – Equations of Tangents and Normals
Example
� � � �
Show that the point �
,
2 2 �
� �
on the curve
e
x�y
� sin xy has a normal with equation
x� y� 2�
� 0.
[7]
Solution
e
x�y
� sin xy
d x�
y d
( e ) � (sin xy)
M1
dx
dx
x y dy dy
( e � � �
) 1 (cos xy) � � �
� � � � �(1)( y) � ( x)
� �
�
�
A2
� dx� � � dx��
x�y x�y dy dy
e � e � y cos xy � xcos
xy
dx
dx
x�y x�y dy dy
e � y cos xy � e � xcos
xy
dx
dx
x�y x�y dy
e � y cos xy � ( e � xcos xy) d x
x�
y
dy e � y cos xy
�
A1
x�
y
dx e � xcos
xy
dy
dx
�
e
� �
�
2 2
� � � � � �
,
�
�
2 2 � 2 2
� �
e
�
�
� �
1�
cos
dy
�
2 2
dx � � � �
, � �
�
2 2 �
� � 1�
cos
2 2
dy
1�
0
�
d 1 � 0
x � � � �
�
,
2 2 �
� �
dy
d
x � � � �
�
,
2 2 �
� �
� 1
� � � � �
cos�
� �
2 � 2 2 �
M1
� � � � �
cos�
� �
2 � 2 2 �
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