JEE Main 2022MathematicsApplication Of DerivativesTangent And NormalhardNumerical

JEE Main 2022Application Of Derivatives Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift

Question

Let and be the number of points on the curve , where the tangents to the curve are parallel to -axis and -axis, respectively. Then the value of equals ___________.

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Correct answer
2

Step-by-step explanation

Here equation of curve is

...... (i)

On differentiating :

When tangents are parallel to x-axis then

.

For tangent perpendicular to x-axis

...... (ii)

From equation (i) and (ii) we get only one point.

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