The two curves $x^3-3 x y^2+2=0$ and $3 x^2 y-y^3=2$
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
We have,
$x^3-3 x y^2+2=0$ .......(i)
and, $3 x^2 y-y^3-2=0$ ......(ii)
Differentiating (i) and (ii) with respect to x, we obtain
$\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{C_1}=\frac{x^2-y^2}{2 x y}$ and $\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{C_2}=\frac{-2 x y}{x^2-y^2}$
Clearly, $\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{C_1} \times\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{C_2}=-1$
Hence, the two curves cut at right angles.