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Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the givencurves at the indicated points:

(i) y = x4 −6x3 + 13x2 − 10x +5 at (0, 5)

(ii) y = x4 −6x3 + 13x2 − 10x +5 at (1, 3)

(iii) y = x3 at(1, 1)

(iv) y = x2 at(0, 0)

(v) x = cos ty =sin t at 



Answer -

(i) The equation of the curve is y = x4 −6x3 + 13x2 − 10x +5.

On differentiating with respect to x,we get:

Thus, the slope of the tangent at (0, 5) is −10. Theequation of the tangent is given as:

y − 5 =− 10(x − 0)

 y − 5 = − 10x

10x + y = 5

The slope of the normal at (0, 5) is 

Therefore, the equation of the normal at (0, 5) is givenas:

(ii) The equation of the curve is y = x4 −6x3 + 13x2 − 10x +5.

On differentiating with respect to x,we get:

Thus, the slope of the tangent at (1, 3) is 2. Theequation of the tangent is given as:

The slope of the normal at(1, 3) is

Therefore, the equation of the normal at (1, 3) is givenas:

(iii) The equation of the curve is y = x3.

On differentiating with respect to x,we get:

Thus, the slope of the tangent at (1, 1) is 3 and theequation of the tangent is given as:

The slope of the normal at(1, 1) is

Therefore, the equation of the normal at (1, 1) is givenas:

(iv) The equation of the curve is y = x2.

On differentiating with respect to x,we get:

Thus, the slope of the tangent at (0, 0) is 0 and theequation of the tangent is given as:

y − 0 =0 (x − 0)

 y = 0

The slope of the normal at (0, 0) is 

, which is not defined.

Therefore, the equation of the normal at (x0, y0) = (0, 0) is given by

(v) The equation of the curve is x =cos ty = sin t.

The slope of the tangent atis −1.

When
Thus, the equation of thetangent to the given curve at 
The slope of the normal atis 
Therefore, the equation ofthe normal to the given curve at 


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