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Test whether a tangent meets the curve again

A curve has x=3t+2x=3t+2, y=t+3/ty=t+3/t, where t≠0t\ne0. Find the tangent at PP where x=11x=11, and determine whether that tangent cuts the curve again. marks

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CJC · Discussion · Question 7

Substitute the entire parametrisation into the tangent and solve for every admissible parameter.

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