The equation of normal to the curve 3x 2 ā y 2 = 8 which is parallel to the line x + 3y = 8 is
(A) 3x ā y = 8Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (B) 3x + y + 8 = 0
(C) x + 3y ± 8 = 0     (D) x + 3y = 0
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Question 7 The equation of normal to the curve 3x2 ā y2 = 8 which is parallel to the line x + 3y = 8 is (A) 3x ā y = 8 (B) 3x + y + 8 = 0 (C) x + 3y ± 8 = 0 (D) x + 3y = 0 Since, the normal to the curve is parallel to the line š„+3š¦=8 ā“ Slope of normal = Slope of line So, finding slope of normal and slope of line Finding slope of normal "3" š„"2 ā" š¦"2 = 8" Differentiating w.r.t. x 6š„ ā 2š¦ šš¦/šš„ = 0 2š¦ šš¦/šš„ = 6š„ šš¦/šš„ =(6š„ )/2š¦ šš¦/šš„ =3š„/š¦ Slope of normal =(ā1)/(šš¦/šš„) =(ā1)/(3š„/š¦) =(āš)/šš Finding slope of line š„+3š¦=8 Differentiating w.r.t. x 1+3 šš¦/šš„ = 0 šš¦/šš„ = (ā1)/3 Slope of line =šš¦/šš„ =(āš)/š ā“ Equating (1) & (2) (āš)/šš = (āš)/š ā3š¦=ā3š„ š=š Now, to find equation of normal, we need a point So, Putting š=š in the curve 3š¦^2āš„^2=8 3š„^2āš„^2=8 2š„^2 = 8 š„^2 = 8/2 š„^2 = 4 š=±š For y-coordinates, putting value of š„ in y=š„ Finding equation of normal Equation of line at (š„_1, š¦_1) & having slope m is (š¦āš¦_1 ) = m (š„āš„_1 ) For š = 2 š¦=š„ š¦=2 So, the point is (2, 2) For š = ā2 š¦=š„ š¦=ā2 So, the point is (ā2, ā2) Equation of normal at (2, 2) & Slope (āš)/š (š¦ā2) = (ā1)/3 (š„ā2) 3 (š¦ā2) = ā1 (š„ā2) 3š¦ā6=āš„+2 3š¦+š„=6+2 3š¦+š„=8 šš+šāš=š Equation of normal at (ā2, ā2) & Slope (āš)/š (š¦+2) = (ā1)/3 (š„+2) 3 (š¦+2) = ā1 (š„+2) 3š¦+6=āš„ā2 3š¦+š„=ā6ā2 3š¦+š„=ā8 šš+š+š=š Hence, the required equation of normal is 3y + š ± 8 = 0 So, the correct answer is (C)