2.45: Tangent to a trigonometric curve and intercept distance

0606/22/M/J/20 — Question 6 · 7 marks

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Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 2y=tan2x+72y = \tan 2x + 7 at the point where x=π8x = \dfrac{\pi}{8}. Give your answer in the form axy=πb+cax - y = \dfrac{\pi}{b} + c, where aa, bb and cc are integers.
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(b)
This tangent intersects the xx-axis at PP and the yy-axis at QQ. Find the length of PQPQ.
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