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MHT CET · Maths · Application of Derivatives

The length of the perpendicular drawn from the origin on the normal to the curve \(x^2+2 x y-3 y^2=0\) at the point \((2,2)\) is

  1. A \(\sqrt{2}\) units
  2. B \(3 \sqrt{2}\) units
  3. C \(2 \sqrt{2}\) units
  4. D \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\) units
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(C) \(2 \sqrt{2}\) units

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Curve: \(x^2+2 x y-3 y^2=0\) Differentiating w.r.t. \(x\): \(2x + 2(y + x\frac{dy}{dx}) - 6y\frac{dy}{dx} = 0\)