If the lines and touch the curve at the points where the curve intersects the -axis, then is equal to ____.
Answer: 0.5
Solution
The curve meets the -axis where , at and . Its slope is . At the slope is , giving the tangent , so . At the slope is , giving , so . Therefore .
JEE Main · 2020 · 05 Sep 2020 · Shift 2 · Numerical answer