Edexcel Maths FP1

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The rectangular hyperbola, H, has parametric equations x = 5t, y =

5
, t 0.
t

(a) Write the cartesian equation of H in the form xy = c2.

(1)
Points A and B on the hyperbola have parameters t = 1 and t = 5 respectively.
(b) Find the coordinates of the mid-point of AB.
(3)
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A parabola has equation y2 = 4ax, a > 0. The point Q (aq2, 2aq) lies on the parabola.
(a) Show that an equation of the tangent to the parabola at Q is
yq = x + aq2.
(4)
This tangent meets the y-axis at the point R.
(b) Find an equation of the line l which passes through R and is perpendicular to the
tangent at Q.
(3)
(c) Show that l passes through the focus of the parabola.
(1)
(d) Find the coordinates of the point where l meets the directrix of the parabola.
(2)

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6.

The parabola C has equation y2 = 16x.

(a) Verify that the point P(4t2, 8t) is a general point on C.
(1)
(b) Write down the coordinates of the focus S of C.
(1)
(c) Show that the normal to C at P has equation
y + tx = 8t + 4t3
(5)
The normal to C at P meets the x-axis at the point N.
(d) Find the area of triangle PSN in terms of t, giving your answer in its simplest form.
(4)

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y
y2 =12x

B
A

Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the parabola with equation y2 =12x .
The point P on the parabola has x-coordinate

1
.
3

The point S is the focus of the parabola.

(a) Write down the coordinates of S.
(1)
The points A and B lie on the directrix of the parabola.
The point A is on the x-axis and the y-coordinate of B is positive.
Given that ABPS is a trapezium,
(b) calculate the perimeter of ABPS.
(5)
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The rectangular hyperbola H has equation xy = c 2 , where c is a constant.

c
The point P ct , is a general point on H.
t
(a) Show that the tangent to H at P has equation
t 2 y + x = 2ct
(4)
The tangents to H at the points A and B meet at the point (15c, c).
(b) Find, in terms of c, the coordinates of A and B.
(5)

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The parabola C has equation y 2 = 20 x .

(a) Verify that the point P (5t 2 , 10t ) is a general point on C.
(1)
The point A on C has parameter t = 4.
The line l passes through A and also passes through the focus of C.
(b) Find the gradient of l.
(4)

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The rectangular hyperbola H has equation xy = c 2 , where c is a positive constant.

The point A on H has x-coordinate 3c.
(a) Write down the y-coordinate of A.
(1)
(b) Show that an equation of the normal to H at A is
3 y = 27 x 80c

(5)
The normal to H at A meets H again at the point B.
(c) Find, in terms of c, the coordinates of B.
(5)
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Q

Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of the parabola C with equation y 2 = 36x.
The point S is the focus of C.
(a) Find the coordinates of S.
(1)
(b) Write down the equation of the directrix of C.
(1)
Figure 1 shows the point P which lies on C, where y > 0, and the point Q which lies on
the directrix of C. The line segment QP is parallel to the x-axis.
Given that the distance PS is 25,
(c) write down the distance QP,
(1)
(d) find the coordinates of P,
(3)
(e) find the area of the trapezium OSPQ.
(2)
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10. The point P 6t , 6 , t 0 , lies on the rectangular hyperbola H with equation xy = 36.
t

(a) Show that an equation for the tangent to H at P is

y=

1
12
x+
2
t
t

(5)

The tangent to H at the point A and the tangent to H at the point B meet at the point
( 9, 12) .
(b) Find the coordinates of A and B.
(7)
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The parabola C has equation y 2 = 48 x .

The point P 12 t 2 , 24t is a general point on C.

(a) Find the equation of the directrix of C.
(2)

(b) Show that the equation of the tangent to C at P 12 t 2 , 24t is

x t y + 12t 2 = 0
(4)
The tangent to C at the point ( 3, 12 ) meets the directrix of C at the point X.
(c) Find the coordinates of X.
(4)
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A parabola C has cartesian equation y 2 = 16 x . The point P 4t 2 , 8t is a general point

on C.
(a) Write down the coordinates of the focus F and the equation of the directrix of C.
(3)
(b) Show that the equation of the normal to C at P is y + tx = 8t + 4t 3 .
(5)

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9.

The rectangular hyperbola H has cartesian equation xy = 9

3
3
The points P 3 p, and Q 3q, lie on H
H, where p q .
p
q

(a) Show that the equation of the tangent at P is x + p 2 y = 6 p .

(4)
(b) Write down the equation of the tangent at Q.
(1)
The tangent at the pointt P and the tangent at the point Q intersect att R.
(c) Find, as single fractions in their simplest form, the coordinates of R in terms of
p and q.
(4)

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5.

y
P

Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of the parabola with equation y2 = 8x .
The point lies on C, where y > 0, and the point Q lies on C, where y < 0
The line segment PQ is parallel to the y-axis.
Given that the distance PQ is 12,
(a) write down the y-coordinate of P,
(1)
(b) find the x-coordinate of P.
(2)
Figure 1 shows the point S which is the focus of C.
The line l passes through the point P and the point S.
(c) Find an equation for l in the form ax + + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(4)
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The rectangular hyperbola H has equation xy = c2 , where c is a positive constant.

c

The point P ct , , t 0 , is a general point on H.

t
(a) Show that an equation for the tangent to H at P is
x + t2 y = 2ct
(4)
The tangent to H at the point P meets the x-axis at the point and the y-axis at the point B.
Given that the area of the triangle OAB, where O is the origin, is 36,
(b) find the exact value of c, expressing your answer in the form k 2,
where k is an integer.
(4)

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The rectangular hyperbola, H, has cartesian equation xy = 25

The point P 5 p, 5 , and the point Q

5
5q, q , where p, qpq, are points on

the rectangular hyperbola H.

(a) Show that the equation of the tangent at point P is
p 2 y + x = 10 p
(4)
(b) Write down the equation of the tangent at point Q.
(1)
The tangents at P and Q meet at the point N.
Given p + q 0 ,
10 pq 10
(c) show that point N has coordinates
,
.
p + q p + q

(4)

The line joining N to the origin is perpendicular to the line PQ.

(d) Find the value of p 2 q 2 .
(5)
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y2 = 36x

Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the parabola with equation y 2 = 36 x .
The point P (4, 12) lies on the parabola.
(a) Find an equation for the normal to the parabola at P.
(5)
This normal meets the x-axis at the point N and S is the focus of the parabola, as shown in
Figure 1.
(b) Find the area of triangle PSN.
(4)
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The rectangular hyperbola H has Cartesian equation xy = 4

2
The point P 2t , lies on H, where t z 0

t
(a) Show that an equation of the normal to H at the point P is
ty t 3x = 2 2t 4
(5)
The normal to H at the point where t =

1
meets H again at the point Q.
2

(b) Find the coordinates of the point Q.

(4)
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a>0

The points P(ap2, 2ap) and Q(aq2, 2aq) lie on C, where p z 0, q z 0, p z q.

(a) Show that an equation of the tangent to the parabola at P is
py x = ap2
(4)
(b) Write down the equation of the tangent at Q.
(1)
The tangent at P meets the tangent at Q at the point R.
(c) Find, in terms of p and q, the coordinates of R, giving your answers in their simplest
form.
(4)
Given that R lies on the directrix of C,
(d) find the value of pq.
(2)
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Further Pure Mathematics FP1

Candidates sitting FP1 may also require those formulae listed under Core Mathematics C1
and C2.
Summations
n

= 16 n(n + 1)(2n + 1)

= 14 n 2 (n + 1) 2

r =1

r
r =1

Numerical solution of equations

The Newton-Raphson iteration for solving f( x) = 0 : x n +1 = x n

f( x n )
f ( x n )

Conics

Parabola

Rectangular
Hyperbola

Standard
Form

y 2 = 4ax

xy = c2

Parametric
Form

(at2, 2at)

ct,
t

Foci

(a, 0)

Not required

Directrices

x = a

Not required

Matrix transformations

cos
Anticlockwise rotation through about O:
sin
cos 2
Reflection in the line y = (tan ) x :
sin 2

sin

cos

sin 2

cos 2

In FP1, will be a multiple of 45.

Edexcel AS/A level Mathematics Formulae List: Further Pure Mathematics FP1 Issue 1 September 2009

Core Mathematics C1
Mensuration
Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2
Area of curved surface of cone = r slant height

Arithmetic series
un = a + (n 1)d
Sn =

1
1
n(a + l) = n[2a + (n 1)d]
2
2

Edexcel AS/A level Mathematics Formulae List: Core Mathematics C1 Issue 1 September 2009

Core Mathematics C2
Candidates sitting C2 may also require those formulae listed under Core Mathematics C1.
Cosine rule
a2 = b2 + c2 2bc cos A
Binomial series
n
n
n
(a + b) n = a n + a n 1b + a n 2 b 2 + K + a n r b r + K + b n
1
2
r

(n )

n
n!
where = n C r =
r! (n r )!
r
n(n 1) 2
n(n 1) K (n r + 1) r
(1 + x) n = 1 + nx +
x +K+
x + K ( x < 1, n )
1 2 K r
1 2
Logarithms and exponentials
log a x =

log b x
log b a

Geometric series

un = arn 1
Sn =

a (1 r n )
1 r

S =

a
for r < 1
1 r

Numerical integration
b

The trapezium rule: y dx

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Edexcel AS/A level Mathematics Formulae List: Core Mathematics C2 Issue 1 September 2009

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