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ApplicationsofDifferentiation

Equationoftangentsandnormals

1.HCJC2000/P1/Q3

Theequationofacurveis

x−2xy+4y2=122.

dy

Findanexpressionforintermsofxandy.

dx

Hencedeterminethecoordinatesofthepointsonthecurveateachofwhichthetangent

isparalleltothex-axis.

dyy−x

Ans:=,1,1,−1,−1

()()

dx4y−x

x−2xy+4y2=122

Differentiatewithrespecttox

dydy

2x−2x−2y+8y=0

dxdx

dy

(8y−2x)=2y−2x

dx

dyy−x

=

dx4y−x

Tangentparalleltox-axis,gradient=0

y−x

=0

4y−x

y=x

x2−2x(x)+4x2=12

2

3x=12

x=±2

Thepointswheretangentparalleltox-axisis(2,2)and(−2,−2)

2.Thecoordinates(x,y