Practice - Equation of the Normal
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Practice Questions
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What is the definition of a normal line?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between tangent and normal.
How do you calculate the slope of the normal given the tangent slope?
💡 Hint: What happens to the tangent's slope?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the slope of the normal line in relation to the tangent?
💡 Hint: Think about how they relate geometrically.
The normal to a curve at a point is always perpendicular to the tangent line.
💡 Hint: What does perpendicular mean?
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Challenge Problems
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Find the normal line for y = 1/x at x = 1.
💡 Hint: Calculate the derivative and substitute values accordingly.
Analyze the function y = sin(x) at x = π/2 and derive the normal line.
💡 Hint: Consider the properties of the sine function and its slopes at key points.
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