definition for a parabola is that the distance from a given point (the focus) is always equal to the perpendicular distance to a given line (the directrix). so you use distance formula to a point P(x,y) from S and perpendicular distance to the line y= x-2, and equate them
i noticed this just by testing. same goes for Q6, none of the options were correct when i just subbed a random value for theta.
does this mean you just remove the question when marking?
personally i did practically nothing till the end of term 2 but i still did more maths than any other subject so it just depends on you. very heavily dependent on how much time you generally spend studying!
40% of your total study time seems fairly reasonable, although it's a lot easier to do...
uhh no that doesn't work but come to think of it you are right that there should be more than just the circle. it works for the entire real axis except for -1 <= x <= 0