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Standard XII
Mathematics
Tangent of a Curve y =f(x)
(Q) The slope...
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(Q) The slope of the tangent line to the curve
x
3
-
x
2
-
2
x
+
y
-
4
=
0
at some point on it is 1 . Find the coordinates of such point or points.
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Solution
Hi
,
for
slope
finding
derivative
,
3
x
2
-
2
x
-
2
+
dy
dx
-
0
=
0
dy
dx
=
-
3
x
2
-
2
x
-
2
and
its
value
is
given
1
-
3
x
2
-
2
x
-
2
=
1
3
x
2
-
2
x
-
1
=
0
3
x
2
-
3
x
+
x
-
1
=
0
3
x
x
-
1
+
1
x
-
1
=
0
x
-
1
3
x
+
1
=
0
x
=
1
,
-
1
3
so
putting
one
by
one
values
of
x
to
get
y
at
x
=
1
,
1
-
1
-
2
+
y
-
4
=
0
y
=
6
so
the
point
is
1
,
6
and
at
x
=
-
1
3
-
1
27
-
1
9
+
2
3
+
y
-
4
=
0
-
1
-
3
+
18
27
-
4
=
-
y
-
y
=
14
-
108
27
y
=
94
27
so
the
point
is
-
1
3
,
94
27
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