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Calculus Part 1 (Diff.)

The document discusses finding the value of the constant k for a line tangent to a curve, finding the gradient of the normal at a point, and finding the stationary point of a curve.

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Calculus Part 1 (Diff.)

The document discusses finding the value of the constant k for a line tangent to a curve, finding the gradient of the normal at a point, and finding the stationary point of a curve.

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1 The line y = kx - 5, where k is a positive constant, is a tangent to the curve y = x 2 + 4x at the point A.

(i) Find the exact value of k. [3]

(ii) Find the gradient of the normal to the curve at the point A, giving your answer in the form a + b 5,
where a and b are constants. [2]

Show that the curve y = ^3x 2 + 8h3 has only one stationary point. Find the coordinates of this stationary
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point and determine its nature. [8]

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