2020 H2 Math Paper 1 Full Solutions
Vector normal to
Substituting
Equation of tangent:
When
Since is purely imaginary, where
Since or
Since and are non-zero,
is parallel to
The set of all possible positions of the point forms a line passing through the
point and parallel to the direction vector
The set of all possible positions of the point forms a plane passing through the point and perpendicular to the normal vector
Comparing imaginary parts,
Since is non-zero,
Comparing real parts,
Let be the other root of the equation.
Comparing constants,
Other root
Comparing constants,
Other root
Since
makes an angle clockwise to the positive and makes an angle anticlockwise to the positive
Hence
For and to intersect,
Discriminant
Since
Hence over many years the number of sheep will approach 0 and there will be no more sheep.
At maximum
since
As
and