Engineering
Mathematics
Tangent and Normal
Question

The tangent to the parabola y2 = 4x at the point where it intersects the circle x2 + y2 = 5 in the first quadrant, passes through the point

(−13, 43)

(−14, 12)

(34, 74)

(14, 34)

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Solution

 

x2 + 4x = 5

⇒ x = – 5, x = 1

⇒ P (1, 2)

Tangent at P is y = x + 1

(34,74)  lies  on  this.