Tangent and Normal

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Tangent and Normal: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Slopes of Normal at a Point on a Curve y=f(x), Equations of Tangent at a Point on a Curve y=f(x), Equations of Normal at a Point on a Curve y=f(x) and Normal to a Curveetc.

Important Questions on Tangent and Normal

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The equations of the normal to the curve  x=1cosθ:y=θsinθ at θ=π4  would be:

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Let the quadratic curve passing through the point -1,0 and touching the line y=x at 1,1 be y=fx. Then the x-intercept of the normal to the curve at the point α,α+1 in the first quadrant is

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Find the slope of the normal to the curve 2x2-xy+3y2=18 at 3, 1.

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A curve has equation y=-3x3+x-4. The tangent to this curve at the point where x=1 meets the x-axis at the point A and y-axis at the point B. Find the area of the triangle OAB.

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Show that the equation of the normal to the hyperbola x=asecθ, y=btanθ at the point asecθ, btanθ is axcosθ+bycotθ=a2+b2.

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Find the value of k if y=2x+k is normal to x2+1=y.

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If the normal at 1,2 on the parabola y2=4x meets the parabola again at t2,2t, then the value of t is

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Find the point where the normal at 4,4 meets the parabola y2=4x.

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Find the equation of tangent and the normal to the parabola y2=4x at point 4,-4.

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The value(s) of a for which the area of triangle included between the axes and any tangent to the curve xay=λa is constant, is/are

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Find common tangent between the curves y=x3 and 112x2+y2=112.

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FInd the equation of normal passing through 1,2 to the curve x2=4y.

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Consider the curve fx=x13, then

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Find the interval for α so that 3-αx+αy+α2-1=0 is normal to the curve xy=4.

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The slope of the normal to the curve y3-xy-8=0 at the point 0,2 is equal to 

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If the straight line xcosα+ysinα=p touches the curve xan+ybn=2 at the point a,b on it and 1a2+1b2=kp2 then k=

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If x+13y=40 is normal to the curve y=5x2+αx+β at the point 1,3, then the value of αβ is equal to

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The normal to the curve y=x at the point 25,5 intersects the y-axis at

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If tangent to the curve xy=x2+1 at α,β is normal to the curve x2+y2+2fy+c=0, then 1f.α is

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The equation of tangent to the curve xan+ybn=2 at the point a,b is ?