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COMEDK · Maths · 27. Application of Derivatives

For the curve \(y^{n}=a^{n-1} x\) if the subnormal at any point is a constant, then \(n\) is equal to

  1. A \(1\)
  2. B \(2\)
  3. C \(-2\)
  4. D \(-1\)
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(B) \(2\)

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We have, \(y^{n}=a^{n-1} x\) \(\Rightarrow \quad n \cdot y^{n-1} \frac{d y}{d x}=a^{n-1}\) \(\Rightarrow \quad y^{n-1} \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{1}{n} a^{n-1}\) \(\Rightarrow \quad \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{1}{n} a^{n-1} y^{1-n}\) \(\therefore \quad\) Length of the subnormal…
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