BITSAT SERIES
Mathematics

Tangents And Normals

15 previous year questions.

Volume: 15 Ques
Yield: Medium

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Chapter Questions
15 MCQs

01
PYQ 2010
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
The slope of the tangent to the hyperbola 2x²-3y²=6 at (3,2) is
1
-1
2
1
3
0
4
2
02
PYQ 2011
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
The curve y-eˣ+x=0 has a vertical tangent at:
1
(1,1)
2
(1,0)
3
(0,1)
4
no point
03
PYQ 2012
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
If the normal to the curve at the point makes an angle with the positive x-axis, then is:
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-1
2
-3/4
3
4/3
4
3/4
04
PYQ 2013
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
The equation of all lines having slope 2 which are tangent to the curve , is
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2

3

4
None of these
05
PYQ 2013
hard
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
A pair of tangents are drawn from the origin to the circle , then the equation of the pair of tangent are
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2
3
4
06
PYQ 2015
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
The slope of the tangent to the curve is minimum at . Then the value of is
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2

3

4
07
PYQ 2015
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
Tangents are drawn from the origin to the curve . Their points of contact lie on
1

2

3

4
None of these
08
PYQ 2015
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
The line which is parallel to X-axis and crosses the curve at an angle is
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2

3

4
09
PYQ 2016
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
What is the x-coordinate of the point on the curve f(x)=√(x)(7x-6), where the tangent is parallel to the x-axis?
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2

3

4
(1)/(2)
10
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
The slope of the tangent to the curve y=eˣcos x is minimum at x=α,0≤α\le2π. The value of α is
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2

3

4
3π/2
11
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
Tangents are drawn from the origin to the curve y=cos x. Their points of contact lie on
1

2

3

4
None of these
12
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
The line which is parallel to the X-axis and crosses the curve y=√(x) at an angle 45^∘, is
1

2

3

4
y=1
13
PYQ 2020
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
What is the x-coordinate of the point on the curve f(x)=√(x)(7x-6), where the tangent is parallel to x-axis?
1

2

3

4
(1)/(2)
14
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where .
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2

3

4

15
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: bitsat-2
Find the equation of the normal to a parabola which is perpendicular to a given line. This involves:
1
Slope comparison
2
Differentiation
3
Both A and B
4
None of these

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