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Standard XII
Mathematics
Tangent of a Curve y =f(x)
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Question
What is the slope of the normal to the following curve when the points given are (1,-4) : "y=x³-5x²-x+1"?
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Solution
The
equation
of
the
curve
is
y
=
x
3
-
5
x
2
-
x
+
1
⇒
dy
dx
=
3
x
2
-
10
x
-
1
The
slope
of
tangent
to
the
curve
at
1
,
-
4
is
dy
dx
1
,
-
4
=
3
1
2
-
10
1
-
1
=
-
8
.
Also
,
if
m
is
the
slope
of
tangent
to
a
curve
at
point
and
m
'
is
the
slope
of
the
normal
to
the
curve
at
that
point
.
Then
m
×
m
'
=
-
1
⇒
m
'
=
-
1
m
Hence
,
the
slope
of
normal
to
the
curve
at
1
.
-
4
is
-
1
-
8
=
1
8
.
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