Practice - What is a 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 tangents and normals.
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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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the slope of a normal line if the slope of the tangent is 5?
💡 Hint: Recall the formula for slopes of perpendicular lines.
True or False: The normal line intersects the curve at more than one point.
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of a normal line.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
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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