Tangent & Normal 1.

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SECTION - A 8. The perpendicular distance between origin and

TANGENT & NORMAL AT A POINT ON CURVE normal to curve y = e2x + x2 at x = 0 is
1. Find the number of points on the curve 2 2 2 2
x2 + y2 – 2x – 3 = 0 at which the tangents are (A)
3
(B)
5
(C)
7
(D)
3
parallel to the x-axis.
(A) 1 (B) 2 SECTION - D
(C) 3 (D) None of these TANGENT & NORMAL CUTTING CURVE AGAIN
2
9. A curve is represented by the equations, x = sec t
2. At what point of the curve y = 2x2 – x + 1 tangent and y = cot t where t is a parameter. If the tangent
is parallel to y = 3x + 4 at the point P on the curve where t = /4 meets the
(A) (0, 1) (B) (1, 2) curve again at the point Q then |PQ| is equal to
(C) (–1, 4) (D) (2, 7)
5 3 5 5
(A) (B)
3. The equation of normal to the curve 2 2
x2/3 + y2/3 = a2/3 at the point (a, 0) is- 2 5 3 5
(C) (D)
(A) x = a (B) x = –a 3 2
(C) y = a (D) y = –a
10. A curve is represented by the equations, x= sec2
SECTION - B
t and y = cot t where t is a parameter. If the
TANGENT & NORMAL WHEN SLOPE IN KNOWN tangent at the point P on the curve where t = /4
4. If the normal to the curve y = (x) at the point (3, 4) meets the curve again at the point Q then PQ
is equal to:
3
makes an angle with the positive x-axis, then '(3)
4 5 3 5 5
is equal to (A) (B)
2 2
(A) –1 (B) –3/4 (C) 4/3 (D) 1
2 5 3 5
5. If tangent at any point of the curve (C) (D)
3 2
y = x3 + x2 + x + 5 makes acute angle with
x-axis, then SECTION - E
(A) 0 <  < 3 (B) – 3 <  < 3 CONDITION FOR TANGENT & NORMAL
(C) |  | < 1 (D) (0, 1) 11. If the curve y = x2 + bx + c, touches the line
y = x at the point (1, 1), then values of b and c are-
6. The distance between the origin and the (A) –1, 2 (B) –1, 1 (C) 2, 1 (D) –2, 1
normal to the curve y = e2x + x2 drawn at the point
12. Line joining the points (0, 3) and (5, –2) is a tangent
x = 0 is
ax
1 2 to the curve y = , then
(A) (B) 1 x
5 5
(A) a = 1 ± 3 (B) a = 2 ± 2 3
–1 2
(C) (D) (C) a = –1 ± 3 (D) a = –2 ± 2 3
5 3
13. If a variable tangent to the curve x2y = c3 makes
SECTION - C intercepts a, b on x and y axis respectively, then the
TANGENT & NORMAL FROM OUTSIDE POINT value of a2b is
7. The coordinates of the point on the curve 4 3
y = x2 + 3x + 4, the tangent at which passes through (A) 27 c3 (B) c
27
the origin are-
(A) (–2, 2), (2, 14) (B) (1, –1), (3, 4) 27 3 4 3
(C) c (D) c
(C) (2, 14), (2, 2) (D) (1, 2), (14, 3) 4 9
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14. If the line ax + by + c = 0 is a normal to the curve 20. If at any point on a curve the subtangent and
xy = 1, then- subnormal are equal, then the tangent is equal to
(A) a, b  R (A) ordinate (B) 2 ordinate
(B) a > 0, b > 0 (C) (D) None of these
2(ordinate)
(C) a < 0, b > 0 or a > 0, b < 0
(D) a < 0, b < 0
SECTION - G
ANGLE OF INTERSECTION &ORTHOGONALITY
SECTION - F 3 2 2 3
21. The curves x + p xy = –2 and 3 x y – y = 2 are
GEOMETRY OF TANGENT & NORMAL
orthogonal for
15. If the tangent to the curve x = a (  + sin  ), (A) p = 3 (B) p = –3
 (C) no value of p (D) p = ± 3
y = a (1 + cos  ) at  = makes an angle
3
 (0 ) with x–axis, then  equals x2 y2 2
22. If curves  = 1 and xy = c intersect
2 2
a b
 2
(A) (B) orthogonally, then
3 3 2 2
(A) a + b = 0 (B) a = b
 5 (C) a + b = c (D) None of these
(C) (D)
6 6
23. Equation of the normal to the curve y = – x +2
2
16. The coordinates of the point of the parabola y at the point of its intersection with the curve y = tan
–1
= 8x, which is at minimum distance from the circle (tan x) is
2 2
x +(y+6) =1 are (A) 2x – y – 1 = 0 (B) 2x – y + 1 = 0
(A) (2, – 4) (B) (18, –12) (C) 2x + y – 3 = 0 (D) None of these
(C) (2, 4) (D) None of these
SECTION - H
2 3 COMMON TANGENT OF TWO CURVES
17. The abscissa of the point on the curve ay = x , the
24. The curve C1 : y = 1 – cos x, x  (0, ) and C2 : y
normal at which cuts off equal intercepts from the
coordinate axes is 3
= |x| + a will touch each other if
2
2a 4a
(A) (B)
9 9 3  3 
(A) a = – (B) a = –
2 3 2 2 3
4a 2a
(C) – (D) –
9 9 1  3 
(C) a = – (D) a = –
2 3 4 3
x/a –x/a
18. The ordinate of y = (a/2) (e + e ) is the
geometric mean of the length of the normal and the SECTION - I
quantity APPROXIMATION & DIFFERENTIAL
(A) a/2 (B) a 25. Use differential to approximate 36.6
(C) e (D) None of these (A) 6.05 (B) 6.5
(C) 6.005 (D) 6
(length of normal ) 2
19. For a curve is equal to
(length of tangent )2 26. Find the approximate change in the surface area
of a cube of side x metres caused by decreasing
(A) (subnormal) / (subtangent) the side by 1%.
(B) (subtangent) / (subnormal) (A) 0.12 x2 m2 (B) 0.012 x2 m2
2
(C) (subnormal) / (subtangent) (C) 1.2 x2 m2 (D) 0.0012 x2 m2
(D) None of these
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27. If f(x) = 3x2 + 15x + 5, then the approximate ln x

value of f(3.02) is 32. Sketch graph of y 
x
(A) 47.66 (B) 57.66
y
(C) 67.66 (D) 77.06

SECTION - J 1 e
x
RATE MEASURE (A)
28. Water is being poured on to a cylindrical vessel at
the rate of 1 m3/min. If the vessel has a circular
base of radius 3m, the rate at which the level of y

water is rising in the vessel is

(A) 1/9  m/min (B) 0  m/min
x
(C) 1/3  m/min (D) 3  m/min (B) 1 e

29. Water is poured into an inverted conical vessel of

which the radius of the base is 2m and height 4m,
y
at the rate of 77 litre/minute. The rate at which the
water level is rising at the instant when the depth is
70 cm is: (use  = 22/7) x
(C) 1 e
(A) 10 cm/min (B) 20 cm/min
(C) 40 cm/min (D) None of these

SECTION - K : MIXED PROBLEMS y

30. The area of the triangle formed by the positive

x–axis and the normal and the tangent to the circle
x
2 2 (D) 1
x + y = 4 at (1, 3 ) is
(A) 3 3 sq. units (B) 2 3 sq. units
(C) 4 3 sq. units (D) 3 sq. units

x3 3x2
31. Sketch the graph of y    2x  6
3 2
y

6
A B

(A)
x
–1 O 1 2

(B)
x
–1 O

(C)
x
–1 O 1 2

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TANGENT & NORMAL AT A POINT ON CURVE 8. Let C be the curve y = x3 (where x takes all real
1. The tangent to the curve (x – 2)4 + (y – 1)4 = 81 at the values). The tangent at A meets the curve again at
point (5, 1) is- B. If the gradient at B is K times the gradient at A
(A) 2x + y = 1 (B) x + 5y = 10 then K is equal to
(A) 4 (B) 2
(C) y = 1 (D) x = 5
1
2. The equation of the normal to the curve y2 = 4ax at (C) – 2 (D)
4
point (a, 2a) is-
(A) x – y + a = 0 (B) x + y – 3a = 0 CONDITION FOR TANGENT & NORMAL
(C) x + 2y + 4a = 0 (D) x + y + 4a = 0 x y
9. The line  = 1 touches the curve
a b
–x/a
TANGENT & NORMAL WHEN SLOPE IN KNOWN y = be at the point
3. If tangent of the curve x = t2 – 1, y = t2 – t is
 b
perpendicular to x- axis, then- (A) (–a, be) (B)  a, 
 e
(A) t = 0 (B) t = 1/ 2
 b
(C) t =  (D) t = –1/ 3 (C)  a,  (D) (0, b)
 e 
7
4. If equation of normal at a point (m2, –m3) on the 10. The tangent to y = ax2 + bx + at (1, 2) is parallel
2
curve x3 – y2 = 0 is y = 3mx – 4m3, then m2 equals- to the normal at the point (–2, 2) on the curve
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –2/9 (D) 2/9 y = x2 + 6x + 10 then find a – b.
3 1
(A) (B)
TANGENT & NORMAL FROM OUTSIDE POINT 2 2
5. If x + 4y = 14 is a normal to the curve
7 1
y2 = x3 –  at (2, 3), then the value of  +  is (C) (D) 
2 2
(A) 9 (B) – 5 (C) 7 (D) – 7
GEOMETRY OF TANGENT & NORMAL
6. The equation of tangent drawn to the curve 11. The x–intercept of the tangent at any arbitrary point
y2 – 2x3 – 4y + 8 = 0 from the point (1, 2) is
a b
(A) 2x 3 + 2y + (1 + 3 ) = 0 of the curve  = 1 is proportional to
2
x y2
(B) 2 3 x + y – 2(1 + 3 ) = 0 (A) square of the abscissa of the point of tangency
(B) square root of the abscissa of the point of
(C) 2x 3 + y – (1 + 2)=0 tangency
(D) 2x + y – 2(1 + 3 ) = 0 (C) cube of the abscissa of the point of tangency
(D) cube root of the abscissa of the point of
tangency.
TANGENT & NORMAL CUTTING CURVE AGAIN
2 3
7. If the tangent at P of the curve y = x intersects
12. If the area of the triangle included between the axes
the curve again at Q and the straight lines OP, OQ and any tangent to the curve
make angles with the x–axis, where ‘O’ is the xn y = an is constant, then n is equal to
origin, then tan /tan  has the value equal to (A) 1 (B) 2
(A) –1 (B) –2
3 1
(C) 2 (D) 2
(C) (D)
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13. The beds of two rivers (within a certain region) are 19. The approximate change in the volume of a cube
a parabola y = x2 and a straight line y = x – 2. of side x metres caused by increasing the side by
These rivers are to be connected by a straight canal. 3% is
The co-ordinates of the ends of the shortest canal (A) 0.06 x3 m3 (B) 0.6 x3 m3
can be (C) 0.09 x3 m3 (D) 0.9 x3 m3

1 1  11 5  1 1  11 5 
(A)  ,  and   ,  (B)  ,  and  ,   RATE MEASURE
2 4  8 8 2 4  8 8
20. A balloon is pumped at the rate of a cm3/minute.
(C) (0, 0) and (1, –1)(D) None of these The rate of increase of its surface area when the
radius is b cm, is-
ANGLE OF INTERSECTION &ORTHOGONALITY 2a 2 a
(A) 4
cm2/min (B) cm2/min
14. The angle of intersection between curves b 2b
y = x3 and 6y = 7 – x2 at point (1, 1) is- 2a
(C) cm2/min (D) none of these
(A) /4 (B)  /3 (C)  ‘/2 (D) None b

21. x and y are the sides of two squares such that

15. If  be the angle of intersection between the curves
y = x – x2. The rate of change of the area of the
y = ax and y = bx, then tan  is equal to-
second square with respect to that of the first square is-
log a  log b log a  log b (A) 2(1 –x2) x (B) 2x2 –3x + 1
(A) 1  log a log b (B) 1  log a log b
(C) 2(2x2 –3x + 1) (D) None of these
log a  log b
(C) 1  log a log b (D) None of these 22. A man 2 metres high, walks at a uniform speed of 6
metre per minute away from a lamp post, 5 metres
high. The rate at which the length of his shadow
x2 y2 x2 y2 increases is –
16. If curve s + = 1 a nd – = 1
a2 b2 2 m2 (A) 1 metres/minute (B) 2 metres/minute
intersect orthogonally, then- (C) 4 metres/minute (D) 3 metres/minute
(A) a2 + b2 = 2 + m2
(B) a2 – b2 = 2 – m2 MIXED PROBLEMS
(C) a2 – b2 = 2 + m2 23. At (0, 0), the curve y2 = x3 + x2
(A) touches X-axis
(D) a2 + b2 = 2 – m2
(B) bisects the angle between the axes
(C) makes an angle of 60° with OX
17. If curves y2 = 6x and 9x2 + by2 = 16 intersect
(D) None of these
orthogonally, then b is equal to
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 9/2 (D) 2/9

APPROXIMATION & DIFFERENTIAL

18. If the radius of a sphere is measured as 9m with an
error of 0.03 m, then find the approximate error in
calculating its surface area.
(A) 2.16 m2 (B) .216 m2
(C) 21.6 m2 (D) 0.3 m2

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TANGENT & NORMAL AT A POINT ON CURVE 8. For the curve represented parametrically by the
1. If tangent at point (1, 2) on the curve equation, x = 2 n cot t + 1 and y = tan t + cot t
2 7 (A) tangent at t = /4 is parallel to x-axis
y = ax + bx + be parallel to normal at (–2, 2) on (B) normal at t = /4 is parallel to y-axis
2
the curve (C) tangent at t = /4 is parallel to the line y = x
2
y = x + 6x + 10, then (D) tangent and normal intersect at the point (2, 1)
(A) a = 1 (B) a = –1
(C) b = –5/2 (D) b = 5/2 ANGLE OF INTERSECTION & ORTHOGONALITY
9. The angle at which the curve y = kekx intersects
2. Find the points on the curve y = x3 + x2 + x at which the y-axis is :
the tangent to the curve is parpendicular to the line (A) tan–1 (k2) (B) cot–1 (k2)
x + y = 1.
(A) (0, 0) (B) (–2/3, –14/27),  1 
(C) (0, 14/27) (D) (–2/3, 0), (C) sin–1  
4  (D) sec–1 ( 1  k 4 )
 1 k 

3. The equation of normal to the curve

10. Which of the following pair(s) of curves is/are
n
x  y
n orthogonal
     = 2(n  N) at the point with abscissa (A) y2 = 4ax; y = e– x/2a (B) y2 = 4ax; x2 = 4ay
a b
equal to ‘a’ can be (C) xy = a2; x2 – y2 = b2 (D) y = ax; x2 + y2 = c2
(A) ax +by = a2 – b2 (B) ax + by = a2 + b2 MIXED PROBLEMS
(C) ax – by = a2 – b2 (D) bx – ay = a2 – b2 11.
1/3
Consider the curve f(x) = x , then
(A) the equation of tangent at (0, 0) is x = 0
CONDITION FOR TANGENT & NORMAL
(B) the equation of normal at (0, 0) is y = 0
4. If y = f(x) be the equation of a parabola which is
(C) normal to the curve does not exist at (0, 0)
touched by the line y = x at the point where
x = 1. Then (D) f(x) and its inverse meet at exactly 3 points.
(A) f (1) = 1 (B) f (0) = f (1) 12. In which of the following cases the given equations
(C) 2f(0) = 1 – f (0) (D) f(0) + f (0) + f (0) = 1 has atleast one root in the indicated interval?
(A) x – cos x = 0 in (0, /2)
5. If the line, ax + by + c = 0 is a normal to the curve
xy = 2, then (B) x + sin x = 1 in (0, /6)
(A) a < 0, b > 0 (B) a > 0, b < 0 a b
(C)  = 0, a, b > 0 in (1, 3)
(C) a > 0, b > 0 (D) a < 0, b < 0 x 1 x  3
(D) f (x) – g (x) = 0 in (a, b) where f and g are
6. Let the parabolas y = x2 + ax + b and y = x(c – x) continuous on [a, b] and f (a) > g (a) and f (b) < g
touch each other at the point (1, 0). Then (b).
(A) a = –3 (B) b = 1
(C) c = 2 (D) b +c = 3

7. The co–ordinates of the point(s) on the graph of

x3 5 x 2
the function, f(x) =  + 7x – 4 where the
3 2
tangent drawn cut off intercepts from the co–
ordinate axes which are equal in magnitude but
opposite in sign is
(A) (2, 8/3) (B) (3, 7/2)
(C) (1, 5/6) (D) None of these

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1. Find the equation of tangent to the curve y = 1 + e–2x 13. The length x of rectangle is decreasing at a rate of
where it cuts the line y = 2. 3 cm/min and the width y is increasing at the rate
of 2 cm/min, when x = 10 cm and y = 6 cm, find the
3 3
2. Find the equation of normal to the curve x y = 8xy rates of changes of
2
at point where it is meet by the curve y = 4x, other
(i) the perimeter, and (ii) the area of the rectangle.
than origin.

3. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y
= x2 – 2x + 7 which is
(a) parallel to the line 2x – y + 9 = 0
(b) perpendicular to the line 2y – x + 1 = 0
4. If the tangent at (1, 1) on y2 = x(2 – x)2 meets the
curve again at P, then find coordinates of P.
5. The tangent at a variable point P of the curve
y = x2  x3 meets it again at Q . Show that the locus
of the middle point of PQ is y = 1  9x + 28x2 
28x3.
6. Find the points on the curve y = x3 at which at slope of
the tangent is equal to the y–coordinates of the point.
7. Show that for any point of the curve x2 – y2 = a2
the segment of the normal from the point to the
point of intersection of the normal with the x–axis
is equal to the distance of the point from the origin.
14. A light shines from the top of a pole 50 ft high. A
ball is dropped from the same height from a point
30 ft away from the light. How fast is the shadow
of the ball moving along the ground 1/2 sec. later ?
2
[Assume the ball falls a distance s = 16 t ft in ‘t’ sec.]
15. A man 1.5 m tall walks away from a lamp post
4.5 m high at the rate of 4 km/hr.
(i) how fast is the farther end of the shadow moving
on the pavement ?
(ii) how fast is his shadow lengthening ?
16. The tangent to the graph of the function y = f(x) at
the point with abscissa x = a forms with the x–axis
an angle of /3 and at the point with abscissa x = b
at an angle of /4, then find the value of the integral,
b

a
f(x). f(x) dx [assume f(x) to be continuous]

8. Prove that the length of segment of all tangents to 17. Find the set of values of p for which the equation
2/3
curve x + y = a
2/3 2/3
intercepted between |n x| – px = 0 possess three distinct roots is.
coordinate axes is same.
18. Find the minimum value of
9. Find the abscissa of the point on the curve,
2
2  2 9 
xy = (c – x) the normal at which cuts off (x1–x2) +  2  x1   wherex1(0, 2 ) andx2 R+.
2
numerically equal intercepts from the axes of co–  x 2

ordinates.
COMPREHENSION
2
10. Find the angle of intersection of the curve y = 2sin x A polynomial of degree three as shown in the figure and at
and y = cosx. Q gradient is 3.
Y
2
11. If the two curves C1 : x = y and C2 : xy = k cut at Q 5
4
right angles find the value of k.
3
y=f(x)
2
12. A particle moves along the curve 6 y = x3 + 2. Find
1
the points on the curve at which the y coordinate is P R
changing 8 times as fast as the x co-ordinate. X
–3 –2 –1 O1 2 5/2

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19. The number of solutions of the equation 22. Column - I Column - II

|f(|x|))| – 3 = 0 (A) The slope of the curve (P) a – b = 2
2 2
(A) 2 (B) 3 2y = ax + b at (1, –1) is –1, then
(C) 4 (D) 5
(B) If (a, b) be the point on (Q) a–b=7/2
20. The equation of normal at R is the curve 9y2 = x3 where
(A) 6x – 81y – 15 = 0 normal to the curve makes
(B) 8x – 81y – 20 = 0 equal intercepts with the axes,
(C) 2x – 81y – 5 = 0 then (R) a–b=4/3
(D) 4x – 81y – 10 = 0
(C) If the tangent at any point
21. The equation of tangent at Q is 7 20
(1, 2) on the curve y=ax2+bx+ (S) a+|b|=
(A) 4x – y + 5 = 0 (B) 3x – 2y + 10 = 0 2 3
(C) 3x – 2y + 10 = 0 (D) 3x – y + 5 = 0 be parallel to the normal at
(–2, 2) on the curve y=x2+6x+10, (T) 5a + 2b = 0
then

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1. The shortest distance between the line 7. The normal to the curve, x2 + 2xy – 3y2 = 0, at
y – x = 1 and the curve x = y2 is - (1, 1) : [JEE-MAIN 2015]
[AIEEE 2009] (A) meets the curve again in the third quadrant.
(B) meets the curve again in the fourth quadrant.
3 2 2 3 (C) does not meet the curve again.
(A) (B)
8 8 (D) meets the curve again in the second quadrant.
3 2 3 8. The area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral formed
(C) (D)
5 4 by the tangents at the end points of the latera recta

2. The equation of the tangent to the curve x2 y2

to the ellipse + = 1, is : [JEE-MAIN 2015]
9 5
4
y=x+ , that is parallel to the x–axis, is - 27
x2 (A) (B) 27
2
[AIEEE 2010]
(A) y = 0 (B) y = 1 27
(C) (D) 18
(C) y = 2 (D) y = 3 4

3. The shortest distance between line y – x = 1 and  1  sin x   

curve x = y2 is : [AIEEE 2011] 9. Consider f(x) = tan–1  1  sin x  , x   0, 2  .
   
3 3 2
(A) (B) 
4 8 A normal to y = f(x) at x = also passes through
6
8 4 the point: [JEE-MAIN 2016]
(C) (D)
3 2 3  2   
(A)  0, 3  (2)  6 ,0 
   
4. The intercepts on x-axis made by tangents to the
 
x (3)  4 ,0  (4) (0, 0)
 
curve, y =  | t | dt , x  R , which are parallel to the
0
10. The normal to the curve y(x – 2) (x – 3) = x + 6 at
line y = 2x, are equal to : [JEE MAIN 2013]
(A) ±3 (B) ±4 the point where the curve intersects the y - axis
(C) ±1 (D) ±2 passes through the point : [JEE-MAIN 2017]

5. At present, a firm is manufacturing 2000 items. It  1 1 1 1

(A)   ,   (B)  , 
is estimated that rate of change of production P  2 2 2 2
w.r.t additional number of workers x is given by
1 1 1 1
dP
= 100 - 12 x . If the firm employs 25 more
(C)  ,   (D)  , 
 2 3  2 3
dx
workers, then the new level of production of items
is : [JEE-MAIN 2013]
(A) 3500 (B) 4500
(C) 2500 (D) 3000

6. The slope of the line touching both the parabolas

y2 = 4x and x2 = – 32y is :
[JEE-MAIN 2014]
1 3 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 8 3

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x
1. The tangent to the curve y = e drawn at the point 4. If st = 1, then the tangent at P and the normal at S to
c
(c, e ) intersects the line joining the points the parabola meet at a point whose ordinate is
c–1 c+1
(c – 1, e ) and (c + 1, e ) [JEE 2007] [JEE 2014]
(A) on the left of x = c
(t 2 + 1) 2 a(t 2 + 1)2
(B) on the right of x = c (A) 3 (B)
(C) at no point (D) at all points 2t 2t 3
a(t 2 + 1)2 a(t 2 + 2) 2
2. Let f(x) = x sin x, x > 0. Then for all natural (C) 3 (D)
t t3
numbers n, f' (x) vanishes at [JEE 2013]
 1
(A) a unique point in the interval  n, n   x2 y2
 2 5. Suppose that the foci of the ellipse + = 1 are
9 5
 1  (f1,0) and (f2,0) where f1 > 0 and f2 < 0. Let P1 and
(B) a unique point in the interval  n  , n  1 P2 be two parabolas with a common vertex at (0, 0)
 2 
(C) a unique point in the interval (n, n + 1) and with foci at (f1, 0) and (2f2, 0), respectively. Let
(D) two points in the interval (n, n + 1) T1 be a tangent to P 1 which passes through
(2f2, 0) and T2 be a tangent to P2 which passes
3. The common tangents to the circle x2 + y2 = 2 and through (f1, 0). If m1 is the slope of T1 and m2 is the
the parabola y2 = 8x touch the circle at the points P,  1 
Q and the parabola at the points R, S. Then the slope of T2, then the value of  + m 22  is.
m12 
area of the quadrilateral PQRS is [JEE 2014]  
(A) 3 (B) 6 [JEE 2015]
(C) 9 (D) 15

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EXERCISE - I
JEE Main
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A
8. B 9. D 10. D 11. B 12. B 13. C 14. C
15. D 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. B 21. B
22. B 23. A 24. A 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. A
29. B 30. B 31. A 32. C

EXERCISE - II
JEE Advance
Single correct Option - type Questions
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. D
8. A 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C
15. A 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. C 21. B
22. C 23. B

Multiple correct Option - type Questions

1. A,C 2. A,B 3. A,C 4. A,C 5. A,B 6. A,D 7. A,B
8. A,B 9. B,C 10. A,C,D 11. A,B,D 12. A,B,C,D

EXERCISE - III
Subjective - type Questions

1. 2x + y = 2 2. y = x 3. (a) y – 2x – 3 = 0,(b) 2x + y – 7 = 0 4. (9/4, 3/8) 5.

c  1
6.(0, 0) ; (3, 27) 7. 8. 9. ± 10. 11. ± 12. (4, 11) & (–4, –31/3)
2 3 2 2
2
13. (i) –2 cm/min, (ii) 2 cm /min 14. –1500 ft/sec 15. (i) 6 km/h (ii) 2 km/hr

16. –1 17. p  (0, 1/e) 18. 8

Comprehension - based Questions

19. D 20. B 21. D

Matrix Match - type Questions

22. (A)–P ; (B)–R,S ; (C)–Q,T

EXERCISE - IV
Previous Year’s Question
JEE Main
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. B
8. B 9. A 10. B

JEE Advanced
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C

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