JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2010

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        Find the points on the curve\[y={{x}^{3}}-2{{x}^{2}}-x\] at which the tangent lines are parallel to the line\[y~=3x-2\]

    A)  \[(2,2),\left( -\frac{2}{3},-\frac{14}{27} \right)\]

    B)  \[(2,-2),\left( -\frac{2}{3},-\frac{14}{37} \right)\]

    C)  \[(2,-2),\left( -\frac{2}{3},-\frac{14}{27} \right)\]

    D)  None of the above:

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    Let\[({{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}})\]be the required point. We have the given curve \[y={{x}^{3}}-2{{x}^{2}}-x\]                     ...(i)                 \[\frac{dy}{dx}=3{{x}^{2}}-4x-1\] \[{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}_{({{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}})}}=3x_{1}^{2}-4{{x}_{1}}-1\] This is the slope of the tangent to the curve but the tangent is parallel to the line \[y=3x-2\] \[\therefore \]  \[3x_{1}^{2}-4{{x}_{1}}-1=3\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[3x_{1}^{2}-4{{x}_{1}}-4=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[({{x}_{1}}-2)(3{{x}_{1}}+2)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{x}_{1}}=2,-\frac{2}{3}\] Since, the point\[({{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}})\]lies on the curve (i), \[\therefore \]At\[{{x}_{1}}=2{{y}_{1}}={{2}^{3}}-2{{(2)}^{2}}-2=-2\] at\[{{x}_{1}}=-\frac{2}{3},{{y}_{1}}={{\left( -\frac{2}{3} \right)}^{3}}-2{{\left( -\frac{2}{3} \right)}^{2}}+\frac{2}{3}=-\frac{14}{27}\] Hence, the required points are \[(2,-2)\]and\[\left( -\frac{2}{3},-\frac{14}{27} \right)\]


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