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3.6.6 Differentiation (A-level only)

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Question 58

A sensor tracking the movement of a robotic probe in a research lab models the horizontal displacement xxx and vertical displacement yyy at time ttt using the parametric equations

x=7×6−t+3 x = 7 \times 6^{-t} + 3 x=7×6−t+3 y=4×6t−5 y = 4 \times 6^{t} - 5 y=4×6t−5
a.

Show that dydx=−47×62t\dfrac{dy}{dx} = -\dfrac{4}{7} \times 6^{2t}dxdy​=−74​×62t.

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b.

Find the Cartesian equation of the curve in the form xy+ax+by=cxy + ax + by = cxy+ax+by=c, where aaa, bbb and ccc are integers.

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