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Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the following curves at the indicated points.

(i) x = θ + sin θ, y = 1 + cos θ at θ = π/2
(ii) x=2 at21+t2, y=2 at31+t2at t = 1/2
(iii) x = at2, y = 2at at t = 1
(iv) x = a sec t, y = b tan t at t
(v) x = a (θ + sin θ), y = a(1 − cos θ) at θ

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Solution

(i)
x=θ+sinθ and y=1+cosθdxdθ=1+cosθ and dydθ=-sinθdydx=dydθdxdθ=-sinθ1+cosθSlope of tangent, m = dydxθ=π2=-sinπ21+cosπ2=-11+0=-1Now, x1, y1=π2+sinπ2, 1+cosπ2=π2+1, 1Equation of tangent is,y-y1=m x-x1y-1=-1x-π2-12y-2=-2x+π+22x+2y-π-4=0

Equation of normal is,y-y1=-1m x-x1y-1=1 x-π2-12y-2=2x-π-22x-2y=π

(ii) Equation of tangent:
x=2at21+t2 and y=2at31+t2dxdt=1+t24at-2at22t1+t22=4at1+t22 anddydt=1+t26at2-2at32t1+t22=6at2+2at41+t22dydx=dydtdxdt=6at2+2at41+t224at1+t22=6at2+2at44atSlope of tangent, m = dydxt=12=3a2+a82a=12a+a82a=13a8×12a=1316Now, x1, y1=2at21+t2,2at31+t2 =a21+14, a41+14=a254, a454=2a5, a5Equation of tangent is,y-y1=m x-x1y-a5=1316x-2a55y-a5=13165x-2a55y-a=13165x-2a80y-16a=65x-26a65x-80y-10a=013x-16y-2a=0

Equation of normal is,y-y1=-1m x-x1y-a5=-1613 x-2a55y-a5=-16135x-2a55y-a=-16135x-2a65y-13a=-80x+32a80x+65y-45a=016x+13y-9a=0

(iii)
x=at2 and y=2atdxdt=2at and dydt=2adydx=dydtdxdt=2a2at=1tSlope of tangent, m = dydxt=1=11=1Now, x1, y1=a, 2aEquation of tangent is,y-y1=m x-x1y-2a=1x-ay-2a=x-ax-y+a=0

Equation of normal:

Equation of normal is,y-y1=m x-x1y-2a=-1 x-ay-2a=-x+ax+y=3a

(iv)
x=a sec t and y=b tan tdxdt=a sec t tan t and dydt=b sec2tdydx=dydtdxdt=b sec2ta sec t tan t=bacosec tSlope of tangent, m = dydxt=t=bacosec tNow, x1, y1=a sec t, b tan tEquation of tangent is,y-y1=m x-x1y- b tan t=bacosec tx-a sec ty-b sin tcos t=ba sin tx-acos ty cos t-b sin tcos t=ba sin tx cos t-acos ty cos t-b sin t=ba sin tx cos t-aay sin t cos t-ab sin2t=bx cos t-abbx cos t-ay sin t cos t-ab1-sin2t=0bx cos t-ay sin t cos t=ab cos2tDividing by cos2t,bx sec t-ay tan t=ab

Equation of normal is,y-y1=m x-x1y- b tan t=-absin tx-a sec ty- b sin tcos t=-absin tx-acos ty cos t-b sin tcos t=-absin tx cos t-acos ty cos t-b sin t=-absin tx cos t-aby cos t-b2sin t=-ax sin t cos t+a2sin tax sin t cos t+by cos t=a2+b2sin tDividing both sides by sin t,ax cos t+by cot t=a2+b2

(v)
x=aθ+sinθ and y=a1-cosθdxdθ=a1+cosθ and dydθ=asinθdydx=dydθdxdθ=asinθa1+cosθ=sinθ1+cosθ=2sinθ2cosθ22cos2θ2=tanθ2 ...1Slope of tangent, m = dydxθ=tanθ2Now, x1, y1=aθ+sinθ, a1-cosθ Equation of tangent is,y-y1=m x-x1y-a1-cosθ=tanθ2x-aθ+sinθy-a2 sin2θ2=xtanθ2-aθtanθ2-atanθ2sinθy-a2 sin2θ2=xtanθ2-aθtanθ2-a2sinθ2cosθ22cos2θ22sinθ2cosθ2 (From (1))y-2a sin2θ2=x-aθtanθ2-2a sin2θ2y=x-aθtanθ2

Equation of normal is,y-a1-cosθ=-cotθ2x-aθ+sinθtan θ2y-a2 sin2θ2=-x+aθ+asinθtan θ2y-a2 1-cos2θ2=-x+aθ+asinθtan θ2y-2a+a 2 sin θ2 cos θ2=-x+aθ+asinθtan θ2y-2a+asinθ=-x+aθ+asinθtan θ2y-2a=-x+aθtan θ2y-2a+x-aθ=0

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