The equation of the normal to the curve $x=\theta+\sin \theta, y=1+\cos \theta$ at $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$ is

The equation of the normal to the curve $x=\theta+\sin \theta, y=1+\cos \theta$ at $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$ is
  1. $2 x+2 y+\pi=0$
  2. $2 x-2 y-\pi=0$
  3. $x+y+\pi=0$
  4. $x+y-2 \pi=0$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & x=\theta+\sin \theta, y=1+\cos \theta \\ & \frac{\mathrm{d} x}{\mathrm{~d} \theta}=1+\cos \theta, \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} \theta}=-\sin \theta \\ & \therefore \quad \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}=\frac{\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} \theta}}{\frac{\mathrm{~d} x}{\mathrm{~d} \theta}}=\frac{-\sin \theta}{1+\cos \theta} \\ & \left.\therefore \quad \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{dx}}\right|_{\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}}=\frac{-\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)}{1+\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)}=\frac{-1}{1+0}=-1 \end{aligned}$ $\begin{aligned} & \text { At } \theta=\frac{\pi}{2} \\ & x=\frac{\pi}{2}+\sin \frac{\pi}{2}=1+\frac{\pi}{2}, y=1+\cos \frac{\pi}{2}=1 \end{aligned}$ $\therefore \quad$ Equation of the normal is $\begin{array}{ll} & (y-1)=\frac{-1}{\left(\left.\frac{\mathrm{~d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}\right|_{\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}}\right)}\left(x-1-\frac{\pi}{2}\right) \\ \therefore \quad & (y-1)=1\left(x-1-\frac{\pi}{2}\right) \\ \therefore \quad & 2 x-2 y-\pi=0 \end{array}$

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