So sub it in to the gradient equation and get a relationship for y in terms of x, then sub that into the equation of the ellipse and solve for x (and then y)
So sub it in to the gradient equation and get a relationship for y in terms of x, then sub that into the equation of the ellipse and solve for x (and then y)
I managed to do part B. For the coordinates of A(-2root10, -root10) and B(2root10, root10)
I have completed part a of this question but I'm stuck on part b. Can anyone help me with this part?
Since part a) was a show that question, you will need to use that for part b). Points A and B are the points of inflection. Points of inflection are defined as ‘curve changing from concave to convex, and when second differential is zero’. So you: differentiate again, set it equal to 0 and find the x coordinates. Proof it is a point of inflection by substituting numbers into the second differential just below and just above the x values. You should get a positive (convex) and negative (concave) values. Than find the y values.
Since part a) was a show that question, you will need to use that for part b). Points A and B are the points of inflection. Points of inflection are defined as ‘curve changing from concave to convex, and when second differential is zero’. So you: differentiate again, set it equal to 0 and find the x coordinates. Proof it is a point of inflection by substituting numbers into the second differential just below and just above the x values. You should get a positive (convex) and negative (concave) values. Than find the y values.
Just catching up with this thread and have a few observations on your post.
* There's no reason to suppose that points A and B correspond to points of inflection; * Just looking at the given graph you can see there's no change of convexity near points A and B; * I don't believe there are any points on the curve where the second derivative with respect to x is zero.
What the question is asking you to do is find points on the curve where the tangential gradient is equal to -1 (corresponding to the 45deg slope shown on the given diagram).