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Consider the equation of curve y=x23x+3 and x3.
Then slope of tangent at point, where its ordinate and abscissa are equal, is

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Solution

The correct option is A 1
y=x23x+3
When ordinate is equal to abscissa,
we have y=x
x=x23x+3
x24x+3=0
x=1,3
Since x3, we have x=1

Now, dydx=2x3
Slope of tangent at x=1,
dydxx=1=1

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