Tangent and Normal

𝑥 𝑛 𝑦 𝑛
• Show that the curve represented by by + =2 for different values of
𝑎 𝑏
n have a common tangent at the point (a,b). Find the equation of the
common tangent.
Sol Differentiating w.r.t x
1 𝑛 𝑛−1 1 𝑛 𝑑𝑦
𝑛𝑥 + 𝑛𝑦 𝑛−1 =0
𝑎 𝑏 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑏 𝑛 𝑥 𝑛−1
=-
𝑑𝑥 𝑎 𝑦 𝑛−1
𝑑𝑦 𝑏
=-
𝑑𝑥 𝑥=𝑎,𝑦=𝑏 𝑎

𝑏
y-b= - (x-a)
𝑎
ay-ab=-bx+ab
𝑥 𝑦
+ =2
𝑎 𝑏
• Prove that the sum of the intercepts of the tangent to √x + √y
= √a upon the coordinate axes is constant
• Sol
1 1 𝑑𝑦
• + =0
2√x 2√𝑦 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 √𝑦
• =-
𝑑𝑥 √x
√𝑦
• Y-y=- (X-x)
√x
• Intercept from x axis Put y=0 Xi=x+ √x √𝑦
• Intercept from x axis Put x=0 Yi=y+ √x √𝑦
• Xi + Yi =x+y +2√x √𝑦 =(√x + √𝑦)2 =( √a)2 =a
• Show that the portion of the tangent to the
curve x2/3 +y2/3 =a2/3 which is intercepted of
between the axes is of constant length and
find the area of portion , included between
the axes and the tangent
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