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Standard XII
Mathematics
Equation of Pair of Tangents: Hyperbola
TANGENT AND N...
Question
TANGENT AND NORMAL
14. If the tangent to the curve y =
x
3
+ ax + b at (1, —6) is parallel to the line x — y + 5 = O, find a and b.
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Solution
Dear student
y
=
x
3
+
ax
+
b
Differentiate
wrt
x
,
we
get
dy
dx
=
3
x
2
+
a
dy
dx
1
,
-
6
=
3
1
2
+
a
=
3
+
a
Consider
,
x
-
y
+
5
=
0
y
=
x
+
5
,
compared
with
y
=
mx
+
c
we
get
m
=
1
Also
,
slope
of
tangent
=
slope
of
line
x
-
y
+
5
3
+
a
=
1
a
=
-
2
Also
point
1
,
-
6
lies
on
the
curve
y
=
x
3
+
ax
+
b
-
6
=
1
3
+
-
2
1
+
b
-
6
=
1
-
2
+
b
-
6
=
-
1
+
b
b
=
-
5
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