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JEE • MATHEMATICS • TANGENTS & NORMALS
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The length of the normal to the curve at any point varies as the
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Correct option: D
Square of the ordinate of the point
Option D (Square of the ordinate of the point) is correct because the length of the normal varies as the square of the ordinate.
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The abscissae of the point on the curve , the normal at which cuts off numerically equal intercepts from the axes of coordinates, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the abscissa of the point is found by setting the negative reciprocal of the derivative equal to and solving for .
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Let . The equation of the normal to at the point (3,log 2), is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the equation of the normal line to the curve at the given point, calculated using the derivative.
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If the normal to the curve at the point makes an angle with the positive -axis, then
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Correct option: D
1
Option D (1) is correct because the derivative of the function at the given point is equal to the slope of the tangent, and the normal's slope is the negative reciprocal.
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If the slope of the curve at the point is 2, then
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because substituting the point (1,1) and the slope 2 into the derivative of the curve equation yields these values for a and b.
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The equation of the tangent to the curve at the point of intersection with the -axis, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point (0,0) with a slope of -1/2.
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Application
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The equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where the curve cuts the line is
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the calculated equation of the tangent does not match any of the given options.
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Analyzing
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If the slope of the tangent to the curve is minimum at , then the value of is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the second derivative of the slope is positive at , indicating a minimum slope.
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The length of tangent, subtangent, normal and subnormal for the curve at (1, 1) are respectively, then their increasing order is
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Correct option: D
Option B (2 units) is correct because it is the length of the side when the rate of change of area equals the rate of change of perimeter.
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Equation of a common tangent (if it exists) to and is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents a common tangent to both the circle and the curve, found by equating the derivatives and solving for intersection points.
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If and are the lengths of the subtangent and the subnormal at the point on the curve , then
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because at , the lengths of the subtangent and subnormal are both equal to .
102
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The equation of tangent at on the curve is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is the correct answer because it represents the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
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The slope of the tangent to the curve at the point where is -
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Correct option: A
Option A (1/2) is correct because the derivative of the integral gives , and evaluating at x=1 yields 1/2.
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The equation of normal to the curve at the point with abscissa is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the equation of the normal to the curve at the specified point, calculated using the derivative and the negative reciprocal slope.
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The intercept on -axis made by tangents to the curve , which are parallel to the line , are equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the x-intercepts of the tangents parallel to y=2x are .
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Application
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If an equation of a tangent to the curve, , is then is equal to :
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the value of k obtained by finding the point on the curve where the tangent has the given slope and substituting it into the tangent equation.
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Analyzing
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The angle between the curves and at their point of intersection is
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is B () because by finding the slopes of the tangents at the point of intersection and using the formula for the angle between two lines, the angle is .
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Application
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The points at which the tangents to the curve is parallel to -axis is
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Correct option: B
where meets it
Option B (where meets it) is correct because the tangent is parallel to the y-axis when the denominator of the derivative is zero.
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If the tangent at any point on the curve cuts off intercepts and on the coordinate axes, the value of is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the equation of the tangent and the given curve are used to find the intercepts and simplify the expression.
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Application
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The length of the normal to the curve , at , is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the length of the normal to the curve at is calculated to be .
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Analyzing
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Any tangent to the curve
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Correct option: C
Makes an acute angle with the -axis
Option A (Parallel) is correct because the tangents at the points where the curve crosses the x-axis have the same slope.
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For the curve , the tangent line is perpendicular to -axis when
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Correct option: A
Option A (t=0) is correct because the tangent line is perpendicular to the x-axis when dx/dt = 0 and dy/dt is not 0.
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Application
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The tangent and the normal drawn to the curve at cut the - axis at and respectively. If the length of the subtangent drawn to the curve at is equal to the length of the subnormal, then the area of the triangle in sq units is
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Correct option: D
16
Option D (16) is correct because it represents the area of the triangle formed by the tangent and normal to the curve at the given point, calculated using coordinate geometry.
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Application
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The equation of the normal to the parabola, at is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the equation of the normal line to the parabola at the given point.
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Analyzing
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The line touches the curve at the point
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the point of tangency is (0, b), which is not represented by any of the other options.
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Analyzing
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Let be the equation of a parabola which is touched by the line at the point where . Then,
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is derived from the conditions that the parabola is tangent to the line y=x at x=1.
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Application
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The angle between the tangents to the curve at the point and , is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the product of the slopes of the tangents at the given points is -1, indicating perpendicularity.
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If then at is
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Correct option: D
4
Option D (4) is correct because after simplifying the expression for y() and differentiating, we find that at is equal to 4.
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Application
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The length of the normal at point '' of the curve is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the length of the normal calculated using the derivative of the parametric equations and trigonometric identities.
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Application
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The equation of the normal to the curve at (a, a) is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the equation of the normal line to the curve at the specified point, calculated using the derivative and the negative reciprocal of the tangent's slope.
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