JEE Advanced · 2007 · 08 Apr 2007 · Paper 1 · Application of Derivatives

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The tangent to the curve drawn at the point intersects the line joining the points and
  1. (A)on the left of ✓ Correct
  2. (B)on the right of
  3. (C)at no point
  4. (D)at all points

Answer: (A)

Solution

The tangent to at has equation:


The line joining and has slope:


Since , the slope of the chord is greater than the slope of the tangent (which is ).

This means the tangent intersects the chord to the left of .

JEE Advanced · 2007 · 08 Apr 2007 · Paper 1 · Single correct option

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