Eric Nicholas K's answer to Kathy's Secondary 4 A Maths Singapore question.

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Eric Nicholas K
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Q1, corrected version
Kathy
Kathy
4 years ago
I thought u will change all, haha.
I try myself
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
Which one would you like me to change? I will help you later once I am ready.
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
The techniques to form equations of tangent and normal to a curve at a specific point are as follows.

1. Obtain the coordinates required for the tangent. If the question says “find the equation...at x = 2”, we need to find the value of y based on the equation of the curve for the coordinates.

2. Obtain dy/dx of the curve for any general point and then sub in the x-value of the coordinate to find the value of dy/dx at that x-value. This is the gradient of the tangent. For the normal, the new value is -1 divided by this number.

3. Now that you have the coordinates and the gradient, you can then form the equation using your y = mx + c.
Kathy
Kathy
4 years ago
Qns 2 and qns 3
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
Ok will redo them once ready, I am about to finish a question from another person and then doing other things first. Writing up Q2 and Q3 at 3 pm.
Kathy
Kathy
4 years ago
Ok. Thanks