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The rectangular hyperbola H has equation xy=36
The point P(4,9) lies on H
(a) Show, using calculus, that the normal to H at P has equation
4x−9y+65=0
(4)
The normal to H at P crosses H again at the point Q
(b) Determine an equation for the tangent to H at Q, giving your answer in the form
y=mx+c where m and c are rational constants.
(5)
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等轴双曲线 H 的方程为 xy=36。
点 P(4,9) 在 H 上。
(a) 使用微积分证明:H 在点 P 处的法线方程为
4x−9y+65=0
(4)
H 在点 P 处的法线再次与 H 相交于点 Q。
(b) 确定 H 在点 Q 处的切线方程,答案以 y=mx+c 的形式表示,其中 m 和 c 为有理常数。
(5)
解答
(a)
解法一
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对 xy=36 隐函数求导,代入 P(4,9) 求切线斜率,再取负倒数得到法线斜率。用点斜式写出法线并逐步整理到题目给定形式。
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Differentiating xy=36 implicitly with respect to x gives
xdxdy+y=0,
so
dxdy===−xy−x36/x−x236.
At P(4,9), the tangent gradient is
mT=−49.
Hence the normal gradient is
mN===−mT1−−9/4194.
The normal at P is therefore
y−9=94(x−4).
Multiplying by 9 and rearranging,
===9y−814x−16,04x−9y+81−164x−9y+65.
Thus the required equation is
4x−9y+65=0.
解法二
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先把双曲线写成 y=36x−1,使用幂函数求导法则直接求切线斜率。随后取负倒数得到法线斜率,再代入点 P 写出法线。
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Since xy=36,
y=36x−1.
Differentiating with respect to x,
dxdy==36(−1)x−2−x236.
At P(4,9),
mT===−4236−1636−49.
The normal gradient is
mN==−−9/4194.
Using the point P,
y−9=94(x−4).
Hence
===9y−814x−16,04x−9y+81−164x−9y+65.
Therefore, the required normal is
4x−9y+65=0.
(b)
解法一
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先由法线方程把 y 表示成 x,代入 xy=36 求两个交点的横坐标;排除已知点 P 后得到 Q。再在 Q 处求切线斜率,并用点斜式写成题目要求的形式。
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From the normal equation,
y=94x+65.
At an intersection with H,
x(94x+65)=36.
Thus
4x2+65x=4x2+65x−324=324,0.
Factorising the left-hand side,
===4x2+65x−3244x2+81x−16x−324x(4x+81)−4(4x+81)(x−4)(4x+81).
Thus
(x−4)(4x+81)=0.
The root x=4 corresponds to P. Hence at Q,
xQ=−481,
and
yQ====−81/43636×(−814)−81144−916.
Therefore,
Q(−481,−916).
Since y=36x−1,
dxdy=−36x−2.
The tangent gradient at Q is
m=====−(−81/4)236−6561/1636−36×656116−6561576−72964.
Hence the tangent is
=y+916−72964(x+481).
The constant term on the right is
−72964×481=−916.
Hence
=y==y+916−72964x−916,−72964x−916−916−72964x−932.
解法二
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也可以改为消去 x。由法线方程把 x 表示成 y,先求 Q 的纵坐标,再由 xy=36 求横坐标;得到 Q 后的切线步骤相同。
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From 4x−9y+65=0,
x=49y−65.
Substituting into xy=36 gives
y(49y−65)=36.
Hence
9y2−65y=9y2−65y−144=144,0.
Factorising the left-hand side,
===9y2−65y−1449y2+16y−81y−144y(9y+16)−9(9y+16)(y−9)(9y+16).
Thus
(y−9)(9y+16)=0.
The root y=9 corresponds to P, so
yQ=−916
and
xQ====−16/93636×(−169)−16324−481.
Thus Q=(−81/4,−16/9). Using the derivative found in part (a),
m====−xQyQ−−81/4−16/9916×(−814)−72964.
Therefore,
==y+916−72964(x+481)−72964x−916.
Subtracting 16/9 from both sides gives
y==−72964x−916−916−72964x−932.