The length of the perpendicular from the origin, on the normal to the curve, at the point is:
- (A)✓ Correct
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)2
Answer: (A)
Solution
The curve factors as , a pair of straight lines. The point lies on , whose slope is , so the normal there has slope and equation , i.e. . The distance of the origin from this line is .
JEE Main · 2020 · 08 Jan 2020 · Shift 2 · Single correct option