The equation of the normal to the curve $2 x^{2}+y^{2}=12$ at the point $(2,2)$ is

The equation of the normal to the curve $2 x^{2}+y^{2}=12$ at the point $(2,2)$ is
  1. $2 x-y+6=0$
  2. $2 x+y-6=0$
  3. $x+2 y+2=0$
  4. $x-2 y+2=0$

Solution

Given equation of the curve is $2 x^{2}+y^{2}=12$ $\therefore \quad 4 x+2 y \frac{d y}{d x}=0 \Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{-2 x}{y}$ Slope of tangent at $(2,2)$ is $\frac{-2(2)}{2}-2 \Rightarrow$ Slope of normal at $(2,2)$ is $\frac{1}{2}$ Equation of normal at $(2,2)$ is $y-2=\frac{1}{2}(x-2) \Rightarrow 2 y-4=x-2 \Rightarrow x-2 y+2=0$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (19 Oct Shift 2)

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