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VELAMMAL VIHDHYASHRAM,SURAPET,CH-66
HOLIDAY HOME WORK
Class : 12 Application of Derivatives Date : 23.09.20

Topic: Tangents & Normals

x −7 x −7
1. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y=
(x−2)( x−3) (
i. e y = 2
x −5 x +6 )
at the

point, where it cuts the x- axis.

2. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y=3 x 2−4 x the point, whose x-coordinate is 2.
3. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve: x=a t 2 , y =2 at at t =2.
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4. Find the point at which the tangent to the curve y=√ 4 x −3−1 has its slope .
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5. Find the point on the curve y= x 2−2 x+3 , where the tangent is parallel to x-axis.
x2 y 2
6. Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the hyperbola 2 − 2 =1 at the point
a b
( x0 , y0 ) .
7. Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve given by:
π
x=a sin 3 θ , y=a cos3 θ at a point, where θ= .
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8. Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the curve x=1−cos θ ,

π
y=θ−sinθ at θ= .
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9. Find the point on the curve y=( x−2)2 , at which the tangent is parallel to the chord
joining (2, 0) and (4, 4).
10. Determine the points on the curve x 2+ y 2=13 , where the tangents are perpendicular to
the line 3 x−2 y=0.
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