Engineering
Mathematics
Angle Between Two Curves
Question

If the curves x2α+y24=1  and y3 = 16x intersect at right angles, then a value of α is :

34

2

12

43

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Solution

x2α+y24=12xα+2y4dydx=0

dydx=4xαy                                                     ….(i)

y3=16x3y2dydx=16dydx=163y2                ….(ii)

Since curves intersects at right angles

   4xαy+163y2=13αy3=64x

α=64x3×16x=43