Target Mathematics

3.23: Normal to tan curve: midpoint of AB

0606/11/M/J/22 — Question 10 · 10 marks

The normal to the curve y=2+tan3xy = 2 + \mathrm{tan}\,3x at the point P(p,1)P(p, -1), where 0<p<π60 < p < \dfrac{\pi}{6}, meets the xx-axis at AA and the yy-axis at BB. Find the exact coordinates of the mid-point of ABAB.
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