By Ib Elite Tutor at 0:04 am, May 12, 2017

Tangent and Normal

1. Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the following curves at the

indicated points:

(i) x = + sin , y = 1 + cos at = / 2

2at 2 2at 3
(ii) x , y at t = 1 / 2
1 t2 1 t2

(iii) x = at, y = 2at at t = 1

(iv) x = a sec t, y = b tan t at t

(v) x = a ( + sin ), y = a(1 cos ) at

Ans. : Tangent Normal

(i) 2x + 2y 4 = 0 2x 2y =

(ii) 13x 16y 2a = 0 16 + 13y 9a = 0

(iii) x y + a = 0 x + y = 3a

(iv) b x sec t a y tan t = ab ax cos t + by cot t = (a + b)

(v) y = (x a ) tan (/2) (y 2a) tan (/2) + x a = 0

2. Find the equation of the normal to the curve x + 2y 4x 6y + 8 = 0 at the point

whose abscissa is 2. [Ans. : x = 2]

3. Find the equation of the normal to the curve ay = x at the point (am, am).

[Ans. : 2x + 3m y am(2 + 3m) = 0]

4. The equation of the tangent at (2, 3) on the curve y = ax + b is y = 4x 5. Find the

values of a and b. [Ans. : a = 2, b = 7]
5. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x + 4x 16 which is parallel to
the line 3x y = 1 = 0. [Ans. : 12x 4y 65 = 0]
6. Find an equation of normal line to the curve y = x + 2x + 6 which is parallel to the
line x + 14y + 4 = 0. [Ans. : x + 14y + 86 = 0, x + 14y 254 = 0]
7. Determine the equation(s) of tangent(s) line to the curve y = 4x 3x + 5 which are
perpendicular to the line 9y + x + 3 = 0. [Ans. : 9x y 3 = 0, 9x y = 13 = 0]
8. Find the equation of a normal to the curve y = x loge x which is parallel to the line
2x 2y + 3 = 0. [Ans. : x y = 3e2]
9. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x 2x + 7 which is
(i) parallel to the line 2x y = 9 = 0
(ii) perpendicular to the line 5y 15y = 13
[Ans. : (i) 2x y + 3 = 0, (ii) 12x + 36y 227 = 0]
10. Find the equations of all lines having slope 2 and that are tangent to the curve
1
y , x 3. [Ans. : There is no tangent to the curve that has slope 2.]
x3
11. Find the equations of all lines of slope zero and that are tangent to the curve
1 1
y . [Ans. : y ]
x2 2 x 3 2

12. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y 3 x 2 which is parallel to the
line 4x 2y + 5 = 0. [Ans. : 48x 24y = 23]
13. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x + 3y 3 = 0, which is parallel to the
line y = 4x 5. [Ans. : 4x y = 13 = 0]
n n
x y x y
14. Prove that 2 touches the straight line 2 for all n N, at
a b a b
the point (a, b).

15. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x = sin 3t, y = cos 2t at t .
4
Ans.: 2 2 x 3 y 2 0