题目
A line has equation and a curve has equation , where is a constant. The line is a tangent to the curve at point .
Find the possible values of and the corresponding coordinates of .
题目中文翻译
一条直线的方程为 ,一条曲线的方程为 ,其中 为常数。该直线在点 处与曲线相切。
求 的可能值,以及对应的 点坐标。
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
解法一
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相切时联立方程有重根。先排除二次项系数为零的情形,再用判别式确定 。
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The intersection equation is . If , the graphs are straight lines with different gradients, so they do not touch tangentially. For , tangency requires
The repeated root is . When , we have and . When , we have and . Thus the two pairs are with and with .
解法二
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也可以用切点处两图像斜率相同及纵坐标相同,得到两条条件。
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At a point of tangency, , so . The intersection condition then becomes . Substituting gives , so or . Substitution in and gives and respectively.