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Lesson 6PS Equation of The Tangent and Normal 3.11.22

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Thursday 3rd November 2022

DIFFERENTIATION 5a

PS: Equation of the Normal and Tangent


Aim: To work out the area bound between a tangent, a normal and
the x-axis/y-axis
Keywords: gradient ,m, normal , tangent, quadratic, y=mx+c, dy/dx =
f’(x)

Starter: Recapping from the previous lesson aims,


Lets review question 3 from Exercise 12F
Step 1: Differentiate

Step 2: Sub x = 2 into differential to calculate gradient


value

Step 3: Substitute values to calculate equation


of the Tangent Using y  y 1  m ( x  x 1 )

Step 4: Find Normal Gradient using coordinate point ( 1,2)

1 1
 
m gradient  of  curv e
Step 5: Substitute values to calculate equation of the
Normal. Using y  y 1  m ( x  x 1 )

The tangent at ( 2,5) and the normal at ( 1,2) meet

Step 6: Equate to find x coordinate


Step 7: Sub the value back into the equation of the
tangent to calculate the y coordinate

Conclude
Starter
 

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Reasoning and Problem Solving
Strategy
To solve problems involving tangents, normal and area.

1) Work out the equation of the tangent and, from it, the equation
of the normal
2) Work out where each line crosses the required axis. Lines cut
the x-axis when y=0 and the y-axis when x=0
3) Sketch the situation if required.
4) Use A = ½bh. Where the base is the length between the
intercepts on the x-axis or y-axis and the height is the y-coordinate
or x coordinate respectively.
Example question
The point t(1,2) lies on the curve y = x3+x.

Work out the triangular area trapped between the


tangent and the normal to the curve at this point and
the x-axis.
The point t(1,2) lies on the curve y = x3+x.

Step 1: Differentiate y  x3  x
dy 2
  3x  1
dx
Step 2: Sub x = 1 into differential to calculate gradient
value
dy
  3(1)  1
dx

m4
Step 3: Substitute values to calculate equation
of the Tangent Using y  y 1  m ( x  x 1 )

m  4 , x  1, y  2
y  2  4 ( x  1)
y = 4x – 4 + 2
y = 4x – 2
Step 4:Work out where each line crosses the
required axis. Lines cut the x-axis when y=0 and
the y-axis when x=0
This line crosses the x-axis when y=0
1 1
0 = 4x – 2 x Therefore x  when y  0
2 2
Make yourself a sketch

y
y = f(x)
tangent

.
A
. x
1 
 ,0 
2 
Step 5: Find Normal Gradient

1 1
 
m gradient  of  curv e
1

4
Step 6: Substitute values to calculate equation of the
Normal. Using y  y 1  m ( x  x 1 )

1 1
m   , x  1, y  2 y  2   ( x  1)
4 4
Step 7:Work out where each line crosses the
required axis. Lines cut the x-axis when y=0 and
the y-axis when x=0
This line crosses the x-axis when y=0
1 1
y  2   ( x  1) 0  2   ( x  1)
4 4 x9

Therefore x  9 when y  0
Add to your sketch

y
y = f(x)
tangent

. 1,2
T

A
. M B
1 
. x
 ,0   
9,0
2 
Step 7: Add in everything else, and calculate the area
of the triangle.
1
AB  9 
2
1
AB  8
2
MT  xT  2
Therefore the area of the triangle =
1
2  AB  MT
1
1
 8  2  1
2
2 8 ( SquareUnit s )
2
TRY THE EXAM QUESTIONS
Equations of tangents and normals

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