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Mathematics

Tangents And Normals

26 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
26 MCQs

01
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
the angle of intersection of the curves y=x2 and x=y2 at (1,1) is
1

tan-1

2

tan-1(1)

3

90

4

tan-1

02
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the curve y = ax² + bx + c passes through (1, 2) and the tangent at origin is y = x, then a, b, c are :
1
a = 1, b = 1, c = 0
2
a = 1, b = 0, c = 1
3
a = -1, b = 1, c = 1
4
a = 1/2, b = 1/2, c = 1
03
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let the function f(x) = 2x2 – logex, x> 0, be decreasing in (0, a) and increasing in (a, 4). A tangent to the parabola y2 = 4ax at a point P on it passes through the point (8a, 8a –1) but does not pass through the point (-1/a, 0). If the equation of the normal at P is

then α + β is equal to _______ .

04
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let the locus of the centre (\alpha , \beta ), \beta > 0, of the circle which touches the circle x2 +(y – 1)2 = 1 externally and also touches the x-axis be L. Then the area bounded by L and the line y = 4 is :

1

2

3

4

05
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let S be the set of all the natural numbers, for which the line

is a tangent to the curve

at the point (a, b), ab ≠ 0. Then :

1
S=Φ
2
n(S)=1
3

4

06
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let the slope of the tangent to a curve y = f(x) at (x, y) be given by 2 tanx(cosx – y). If the curve passes through the point (π/4, 0) then the value of

is equal to :

1

2

3

4

07
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the tangents at the points P and Q on the circle x2 + y2 – 2x + y = 5 meet at the point R then the area of the triangle PQR is
1
2
3
4
08
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of common tangents, to the circles and , is
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
09
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The tangents at the point and on the parabola meet at the point Then the area (in unit ) of is :-
1
4
2
6
3
7
4
8
10
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let a circle be obtained on rolling the circle upwards 4 units on the tangent to it at the point Let be the image of in Let and be the centers of circles and respectively, and and be respectively the feet of perpendiculars drawn from and on the -axis. Then the area of the trapezium AMNB is:

1
2
3
4
11
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a tangent to the curve intersect the coordinate axes at the points and . Then, the minimum length of the line segment is
12
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

The number of points on the curve at which the normal lines are parallel is

1
2
2
4
3
0
4
3
13
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let .

14
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the tangent and normal at the point on the ellipse meet the y-axis at the points A and B respectively. Let the circle C be drawn taking AB as a diameter and the line x = intersect C at the points P and Q. If the tangents at the points P and Q on the circle intersect at the point (α,β) , then α2 - β2 is equal to
1
60
2
61
3
4
15
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a common tangent to the curves y2 = 4x and (x – 4)2 + y2 = 16 touch the curves at the points P and Q. Then (PQ)2 is equal to ________.
16
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The area of the region enclosed by the curve y = x3 and its tangent at the point (-1, -1) is
1
2
3
4
17
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If A is the area in the first quadrant enclosed by the curve , the tangent to C at the point (1, 3) and the line x + y = 1, then the value of 60A is ________
18
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a curve y = f(x), x ∈ (0, ∞) pass through the points and Q . If the tangent at any point R(b, f(b)) to the given curve cuts the y-axis at the point S (0, c) such that bc = 3, then (PQ)2 is equal to ______.
19
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The slope of tangent at any point (x, y) on a curve y = y(x) is If y(2) = 0, then a value of y(8) is
1
4√3
2
-4√2
3
2√3
4
-2√3
20
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let m1 and m2 be the slopes of the tangents drawn from the point P(4,1) to the hyperbola H : = 1. If Q is the point from which the tangents drawn to H have slopes |m1| and |m2| and they make positive intercepts α and β on the x-axis, then α β is equal to _____.
21
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the tangents at the points A(4, –11) and B(8, –5) on the circle , intersect at the point C. Then the radius of the circle, whose centre is C and the line joining A and B is its tangent, is equal to
1
√13
2

3

4
2√13
22
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
A light ray emits from the origin making an angle with the positive x-axis. After getting reflected by the line , if this ray intersects x-axis at Q, then the abscissa of Q is
1
2/3-√3
2
2/3+√3
3
√3/2(√3+1)
4
2/(√3-1)
23
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the tangent at any point P on a curve passing through the points (1, 1) and ( ,100), intersect positive x-axis and y-axis at the points A and B respectively. If PA : PB = 1 : k and y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation , y(0) = k, then 4y(1) – 5loge3 is equal to ______ .
24
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the tangent to the curve x2 + 2x – 4y + 9 = 0 at the point P(1, 3) on it meet the y-axis at A. Let the line passing through P and parallel to the line x – 3y = 6 meet the parabola y2 = 4x at B. If B lies on the line 2x – 3y = 8. then (AB)2 is equal to___
25
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

The portion of the line in the first quadrant is trisected by the lines and passing through the origin. The tangent of an angle between the lines and is:

1

2

3

4

26
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A line passing through the point , touches the parabola at the point in the first quadrant. The area of the region bounded by the line , parabola , and the x-axis is:
1
2
2
3
4
3