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The equation of the tangent, to the curve $y=x^2-2x-3$ which is perpendicular to the line $x+2y+3=0$, is |
$4x-2y=7$ $2x-y=7$ $2x-y=5$ $4x-2y=5$ |
$2x-y=7$ |
Line → $x+2y+3=0$ differentiating w.r.t x to find slope $\frac{2dy}{dx}+1=0$ ⇒ slope $m$ = $\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-1}{2}$ slope tangent is n(tangent ⊥ line) $⇒mn=-1⇒n×\frac{-1}{2}=-1$ $n=2$ ⇒ slope of tangent curve → $y=x^2-2x-3$ ...(1) $\frac{dy}{dx}=2x-2$ so $\frac{dy}{dx}=2⇒x=2$ from (1) when $x=2$ $y=-3$ at (2, -3) slope of tangent is 2 so equation of tangent: $(y-y_0)$ = slope $(x-x_0)$ $⇒y+3=2(x-2)$ $y+3=2x-4$ $2x-y=7$ |