The equation of a curve is y=(5−2x)23+5 for x<25.
(a) A point P is moving along the curve in such a way that the y-coordinate of point P is decreasing at 5 units per second.
Find the rate at which the x-coordinate of point P is increasing when y=32.
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(b) Point A on the curve has y-coordinate 32. Point B on the curve is such that the gradient of the curve at B is −3.
Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB. Give your answer in the form ax+by+c=0, where a, b and c are integers.
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题目中文翻译
一条曲线的方程为 y=(5−2x)23+5,其中 x<25。
(a) 点 P 沿曲线运动,且点 P 的 y 坐标以每秒 5 个单位的速度减小。
当 y=32 时,求点 P 的 x 坐标增加的速率。
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(b) 曲线上的点 A 的 y 坐标为 32。曲线上的点 B 满足曲线在 B 处的梯度为 −3。
求 AB 的垂直平分线方程。答案写成 ax+by+c=0 的形式,其中 a、b 和 c 是整数。
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解答
(a)
解法一
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先用 y=32 找横坐标。再算该点斜率,并用链式法则联系两个坐标的变化率。
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At y=32, (5−2x)3/2=27, so 5−2x=9 and x=−2. The derivative is −35−2x, which is −9 at this point. Thus
−5=dtdy=−9dtdx,
giving dtdx=5/9 unit per second.
(b)
解法一
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由给定斜率确定 B。垂直平分线通过 AB 的中点,斜率是 AB 斜率的负倒数。
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The derivative at B satisfies −35−2x=−3, so x=2 and y=1+5=6. Hence B=(2,6), while (a) gives A=(−2,32).
Their midpoint is (0,19) and the gradient of AB is (6−32)/(2−(−2))=−13/2. The perpendicular bisector has gradient 2/13, so y−19=2x/13. In the required form,