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The length of the subtangent, ordinate and the subnormal are in

  1. A \(\mathrm{AP}\)
  2. B HP
  3. C GP
  4. D Arithmetico-geometric progression
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(C) GP

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\(\because \quad\) Subtangent \(=\mathrm{y} \times \frac{\mathrm{dx}}{\mathrm{dy}}\)
and subnormal \(=\mathrm{y} \times \frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}\)
\(\therefore\) Subtangent \(\times\) subnormal \(=y^{2}=(\text { ordinate })^{2}\)
Hence, length of the subtangent, ordinate and the subnormal are in GP.