Practice What is a Normal? - 2.1 | 4. Tangents and Normals | IB Class 10 Mathematics – Group 5, Calculus
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Question 1

Easy

What is the definition of a normal line?

💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between tangents and normals.

Question 2

Easy

If the slope of the tangent is 3, what is the slope of the normal?

💡 Hint: Remember the relationship between slopes of perpendicular lines.

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Question 1

What is the slope of a normal line if the slope of the tangent is 5?

  • -1/5
  • -5
  • 1/5

💡 Hint: Recall the formula for slopes of perpendicular lines.

Question 2

True or False: The normal line intersects the curve at more than one point.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the definition of a normal line.

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Question 1

Prove that the normal line to the circle x^2 + y^2 = r^2 at the point (rcos(θ), rsin(θ)) is perpendicular to the tangent line.

💡 Hint: Construct the derivative of the curve to find the slopes.

Question 2

Derive the equation of a normal line to a parabola y = x^2 at the vertex.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to slopes at extremities.

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