题目
The point lies on the line with equation , where and are positive constants. A curve has equation . There is a single point on the curve such that the straight line is a tangent to the curve at .
(a) Find the coordinates of , giving the -coordinate in terms of .
The normal to the curve at intersects the curve again at the point .
(b) Find the coordinates of in terms of .
题目中文翻译
点 在方程为 的直线上,其中 和 为正常数。一条曲线的方程为 。曲线上有唯一的点 ,使得这条直线是曲线在 处的切线。
(a) 求 的坐标,其中 坐标用 表示。
曲线在 处的法线与曲线再次相交于点 。
(b) 用 表示 的坐标。
原卷通用作答要求
Answer all questions. You should use a calculator where appropriate.
You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
请回答所有题目。适当时应使用计算器。必须清楚展示所有必要的计算过程;仅给出计算器答案而没有过程,不予评分。除非题目另有精度要求,非精确数值答案保留 3 位有效数字,以度为单位的角度保留 1 位小数。
解答
(a)
解法一
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相切时导数等于 。得到两个候选点后,用直线的截距 作筛选。
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The derivative of is . Setting this equal to and using gives . For , the height is , so . For , the height is , so . Hence .
解法二
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也可由直线与曲线的交点方程出发。相切时该二次方程只有一个重根。
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Equating gives . Its discriminant must be zero, so . Since both constants are positive, . The repeated root is , giving .
(b)
解法一
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先写过 的法线,再与曲线联立。交点二次式中对应 的根已知,可直接提取因式。
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The normal has gradient , hence . Equating this to gives
The root gives . The other root is , with height . Thus .