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TS EAMCET · Maths · Application of Derivatives

Let \(a\) be a fixed positive real number and \(n\) be an arbitrary constant. For the curve \(y=\frac{x^n}{a^{n-1}}\), if the length of the subnormal at any point \((\alpha, \beta)\) is proportional to \(a^2\), then \(n=\)

  1. A 2
  2. B 1
  3. C 0
  4. D \(\frac{3}{2}\)
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(D) \(\frac{3}{2}\)

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We have, \(y=\frac{x^n}{a^{n-1}} \quad \therefore \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{n x^{n-1}}{a^{n-1}}\) \(\therefore\) Length of subnormal \(=y \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{x^n}{a^{n-1}} \times n \frac{x^{n-1}}{a^{n-1}}\) \(=n \frac{x^{2 n-1}}{a^{2 n-2}}\) \(\therefore\) Length of subnormal at…
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