JEE Main 2020MathematicsApplication Of DerivativesTangent And NormalmediumMCQ

JEE Main 2020Application Of Derivatives Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot

Question

The length of the perpendicular from the origin, on the normal to the curve,
x2 + 2xy – 3y2 = 0 at the point (2,2) is

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Correct answer
D

Step-by-step explanation

x2 + 2xy – 3y2 = 0

Differentiate the curve

2x + 2y + 2xy' – 6yy' = 0

x + y + xy' – 3yy' = 0

y'(x – 3y) = – (x + y)

y' =

Slope of normal = =

= = -1

Normal at (2, 2)

y – 2 = – 1 (x – 2)

y + x = 4

Perpendicular distance from (0,0)

= =

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