2022 DHS Promo Q5

2022 DHS Promo Q5

6 marks
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A curve \(C\) has equation \(\frac{1-{{x}^{2}}{{y}^{2}}}{3{{y}^{2}}+{{x}^{2}}}=\frac{1}{2}\).

  1. Show that \(\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}=\frac{-x-2x{{y}^{2}}}{y\left( 3+2{{x}^{2}} \right)}\).[3]
  2. Find the equations of the tangents to the curve that are parallel to the \(y\)-axis.[3]

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Answer:(b) \(x=\sqrt{2}\) and \(x=-\sqrt{2}\)

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