Application of Differentiations

Equations of Tangents and the Normal To a Curve.

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Equations of Tangent

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Equations of Normal
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Q Example Date
1. 1
A curve given by the parametric equations x  t 2 , y  1  ( t > 0).
t

The curve intersects the x-axis at P. Find equation of the tangent to

the curve at P.
2.
The parametric equations of a curve are x = t 2 , y = t 3 .
Express dy/dx in terms of t.
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point
P(p 2 , p 3 ).
3. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y  x 3  4 x  1 at the
point (1,4).
4. Show that the equation of the normal to the curve y = tan 2x at the

point where its x-coordinates is
3

3x  24 y    24 3.

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