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Standard XII
Mathematics
General Solution of sin theta = sin alpha
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Question
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
a
t
2
1
+
t
2
,
y
=
2
a
t
3
1
+
t
2
at
t
=
1
/
2
(iii) x = at
2
, 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
+
sin
θ
and
y
=
1
+
cos
θ
d
x
d
θ
=
1
+
cos
θ
and
d
y
d
θ
=
-
sin
θ
∴
d
y
d
x
=
d
y
d
θ
d
x
d
θ
=
-
sin
θ
1
+
cos
θ
Slope of tangent,
m
=
d
y
d
x
θ
=
π
2
=
-
sin
π
2
1
+
cos
π
2
=
-
1
1
+
0
=-1
Now
,
x
1
,
y
1
=
π
2
+
sin
π
2
,
1
+
cos
π
2
=
π
2
+
1
,
1
Equation of tangent is,
y
-
y
1
=
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
1
=
-
1
x
-
π
2
-
1
⇒
2
y
-
2
=
-
2
x
+
π
+
2
⇒
2
x
+
2
y
-
π
-
4
=
0
Equation of normal is,
y
-
y
1
=
-
1
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
1
=
1
x
-
π
2
-
1
⇒
2
y
-
2
=
2
x
-
π
-
2
⇒
2
x
-
2
y
=
π
(ii) Equation of tangent:
x
=
2
a
t
2
1
+
t
2
and
y
=
2
a
t
3
1
+
t
2
d
x
d
t
=
1
+
t
2
4
a
t
-
2
a
t
2
2
t
1
+
t
2
2
=
4
a
t
1
+
t
2
2
and
d
y
d
t
=
1
+
t
2
6
a
t
2
-
2
a
t
3
2
t
1
+
t
2
2
=
6
a
t
2
+
2
a
t
4
1
+
t
2
2
d
y
d
x
=
d
y
d
t
d
x
d
t
=
6
a
t
2
+
2
a
t
4
1
+
t
2
2
4
a
t
1
+
t
2
2
=
6
a
t
2
+
2
a
t
4
4
a
t
Slope of tangent,
m
=
d
y
d
x
t
=
1
2
=
3
a
2
+
a
8
2
a
=
12
a
+
a
8
2
a
=
13
a
8
×
1
2
a
=
13
16
Now
,
x
1
,
y
1
=
2
a
t
2
1
+
t
2
,
2
a
t
3
1
+
t
2
=
a
2
1
+
1
4
,
a
4
1
+
1
4
=
a
2
5
4
,
a
4
5
4
=
2
a
5
,
a
5
Equation of tangent is,
y
-
y
1
=
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
a
5
=
13
16
x
-
2
a
5
⇒
5
y
-
a
5
=
13
16
5
x
-
2
a
5
⇒
5
y
-
a
=
13
16
5
x
-
2
a
⇒
80
y
-
16
a
=
65
x
-
26
a
⇒
65
x
-
80
y
-
10
a
=
0
⇒
13
x
-
16
y
-
2
a
=
0
Equation of normal is,
y
-
y
1
=
-
1
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
a
5
=
-
16
13
x
-
2
a
5
⇒
5
y
-
a
5
=
-
16
13
5
x
-
2
a
5
⇒
5
y
-
a
=
-
16
13
5
x
-
2
a
⇒
65
y
-
13
a
=
-
80
x
+
32
a
⇒
80
x
+
65
y
-
45
a
=
0
⇒
16
x
+
13
y
-
9
a
=
0
(iii)
x
=
a
t
2
and
y
=
2
a
t
d
x
d
t
=
2
a
t
and
d
y
d
t
=
2
a
∴
d
y
d
x
=
d
y
d
t
d
x
d
t
=
2
a
2
a
t
=
1
t
Slope of tangent,
m
=
d
y
d
x
t
=
1
=
1
1
=1
Now
,
x
1
,
y
1
=
a
,
2
a
Equation of tangent is,
y
-
y
1
=
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
2
a
=
1
x
-
a
⇒
y
-
2
a
=
x
-
a
⇒
x
-
y
+
a
=
0
Equation of normal:
Equation of normal is,
y
-
y
1
=
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
2
a
=
-
1
x
-
a
⇒
y
-
2
a
=
-
x
+
a
⇒
x
+
y
=
3
a
(iv)
x
=
a
sec
t
and
y
=
b
tan
t
d
x
d
t
=
a
sec
t
tan
t
and
d
y
d
t
=
b
sec
2
t
∴
d
y
d
x
=
d
y
d
t
d
x
d
t
=
b
sec
2
t
a
sec
t
tan
t
=
b
a
cos
e
c
t
Slope of tangent,
m
=
d
y
d
x
t
=
t
=
b
a
cos
e
c
t
Now
,
x
1
,
y
1
=
a
sec
t
,
b
tan
t
Equation of tangent is,
y
-
y
1
=
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
b
tan
t
=
b
a
cos
e
c
t
x
-
a
s
e
c
t
⇒
y
-
b
sin
t
cos
t
=
b
a
sin
t
x
-
a
cos
t
⇒
y
cos
t
-
b
sin
t
cos
t
=
b
a
sin
t
x
cos
t
-
a
cos
t
⇒
y
cos
t
-
b
sin
t
=
b
a
sin
t
x
cos
t
-
a
⇒
a
y
sin
t
cos
t
-
a
b
sin
2
t
=
b
x
cos
t
-
a
b
⇒
b
x
cos
t
-
a
y
sin
t
cos
t
-
a
b
1
-
sin
2
t
=
0
⇒
b
x
cos
t
-
a
y
sin
t
cos
t
=
a
b
cos
2
t
Dividing by
cos
2
t
,
b
x
sec
t
-
a
y
tan
t
=
a
b
Equation of normal is,
y
-
y
1
=
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
b
tan
t
=
-
a
b
sin
t
x
-
a
sec
t
⇒
y
-
b
sin
t
cos
t
=
-
a
b
sin
t
x
-
a
cos
t
⇒
y
cos
t
-
b
sin
t
cos
t
=
-
a
b
sin
t
x
cos
t
-
a
cos
t
⇒
y
cos
t
-
b
sin
t
=
-
a
b
s
in
t
x
cos
t
-
a
⇒
b
y
cos
t
-
b
2
sin
t
=
-
a
x
sin
t
cos
t
+
a
2
sin
t
⇒
a
x
sin
t
cos
t
+
b
y
cos
t
=
a
2
+
b
2
sin
t
Dividing both sides by sin
t,
a
x
cos
t
+
b
y
cot
t
=
a
2
+
b
2
(v)
x
=
a
θ
+
sin
θ
and
y
=
a
1
-
cos
θ
d
x
d
θ
=
a
1
+
cos
θ
and
d
y
d
θ
=
a
sin
θ
∴
d
y
d
x
=
d
y
d
θ
d
x
d
θ
=
a
sin
θ
a
1
+
cos
θ
=
sin
θ
1
+
cos
θ
=
2
sin
θ
2
cos
θ
2
2
cos
2
θ
2
=
tan
θ
2
.
.
.
1
Slope of tangent,
m
=
d
y
d
x
θ
=
tan
θ
2
Now
,
x
1
,
y
1
=
a
θ
+
sin
θ
,
a
1
-
cos
θ
Equation of tangent is,
y
-
y
1
=
m
x
-
x
1
⇒
y
-
a
1
-
cos
θ
=
tan
θ
2
x
-
a
θ
+
sin
θ
⇒
y
-
a
2
sin
2
θ
2
=
x
tan
θ
2
-
a
θ
tan
θ
2
-
a
tan
θ
2
sin
θ
⇒
y
-
a
2
sin
2
θ
2
=
x
tan
θ
2
-
a
θ
tan
θ
2
-
a
2
sin
θ
2
cos
θ
2
2
cos
2
θ
2
2
sin
θ
2
cos
θ
2
(From (1))
⇒
y
-
2
a
sin
2
θ
2
=
x
-
a
θ
tan
θ
2
-
2
a
sin
2
θ
2
⇒
y
=
x
-
a
θ
tan
θ
2
Equation of normal is,
y
-
a
1
-
cos
θ
=
-
cot
θ
2
x
-
a
θ
+
sin
θ
⇒
tan
θ
2
y
-
a
2
sin
2
θ
2
=
-
x
+
a
θ
+
a
sin
θ
⇒
tan
θ
2
y
-
a
2
1
-
cos
2
θ
2
=
-
x
+
a
θ
+
a
sin
θ
⇒
tan
θ
2
y
-
2
a
+
a
2
sin
θ
2
cos
θ
2
=
-
x
+
a
θ
+
asin
θ
⇒
tan
θ
2
y
-
2
a
+
a
sin
θ
=
-
x
+
a
θ
+
asin
θ
⇒
tan
θ
2
y
-
2
a
=
-
x
+
a
θ
⇒
tan
θ
2
y
-
2
a
+
x
-
a
θ
=
0
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Q.
Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the following curves at the indicated points.
(i)
x
= θ + sinθ,
y
= 1 + cosθ
at
θ =
π
2
(ii)
x
=
2
a
t
2
1
+
t
2
,
y
=
2
a
t
3
1
+
t
2
at
t
=
1
2
(iii)
x
=
at
2
,
y
= 2
at
at
t
= 1
(iv)
x
=
a
sec
t
,
y
=
b
tan
t
at
t
(v)
x
=
a
(θ + sinθ),
y
=
a
(1 − cosθ) at θ
(vi)
x
= 3cosθ − cos
3
θ
,
y
= 3sinθ − sin
3
θ
[NCERT EXEMPLAR]
Q.
Find the equations of the tangent and normal at
θ
=
π
2
to the curve
x
=
a
(
θ
+
sin
θ
)
,
y
=
a
(
1
+
cos
θ
)
Q.
Find the slopes of the tangent and the normal to the following curve at the indicated point.
x
=
a
(
θ
−
sin
θ
)
,
y
=
a
(
1
+
cos
θ
)
at
θ
=
−
π
2
.
Q.
Find the slopes of the tangent and the normal to the following curves at the indicted points:
(i)
y
=
x
3
at
x
=
4
(ii)
y
=
x
at
x
=
9
(iii) y = x
3
− x at x = 2
(iv) y = 2x
2
+ 3 sin x at x = 0
(v) x = a (θ − sin θ), y = a(1 − cos θ) at θ = −π/2
(vi) x = a cos
3
θ, y = a sin
3
θ at θ = π/4
(vii) x = a (θ − sin θ), y = a(1 − cos θ) at θ = π/2
(viii) y = (sin 2x + cot x + 2)
2
at x = π/2
(ix) x
2
+ 3y + y
2
= 5 at (1, 1)
(x) xy = 6 at (1, 6)
Q.
Find the slopes of the tangent and the normal to the following curves at the indicated points.
x
=
a
(
1
−
cos
θ
)
and
y
=
a
(
θ
+
sin
θ
)
at
θ
=
π
/
2
.
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