The slope of tangent at any point (x, y) on a curve $y=y(x)$ is ${{{x^2} + {y^2}} \over {2xy}},x > 0$. If $y(2) = 0$, then a value of $y(8)$ is :
Solution
Let the slope of tangent at any point
<br/><br/>$(x, y)$ on a curve $y=y(x)$ is $\frac{d y}{d x}$
<br/><br/>According to the question, $\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{x^2+y^2}{2 x y}(x>0)$
[Given]
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
&\text { Let } y=v x \Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=v+x \frac{d v}{d x} \\\\
&\Rightarrow v+x \frac{d v}{d x}=\frac{x^2+v^2 x^2}{2 v x^2}=\frac{1+v^2}{2 v} \\\\
&\Rightarrow x \frac{d v}{d x}=\frac{1+v^2}{2 v}-v=\frac{1-v^2}{2 v}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow \int \frac{2 v d v}{1-v^2}=\int \frac{d x}{x} \text { [Taking integration on both sides] } \\\\
& \Rightarrow-\ln \left|1-v^2\right|=\ln x-\ln c \\\\
& \Rightarrow \ln \left(1-v^2\right) x=\ln c \quad(c=\text { constant }) \\\\
& \Rightarrow \left(1-y^2 / x^2\right) \cdot x=c \\\\
& \Rightarrow \left(x^2-y^2\right)=c x
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>Put $y(2)=0 \Rightarrow c=2$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{array}{rlrl}
& \therefore x^2-y^2 =2 x \\\\
& \therefore y^2 =x^2-2 x \\\\
& \Rightarrow y(x) = \pm \sqrt{x^2-2 x}
\end{array}
$$
<br/><br/>Put $x=8$, we get
<br/><br/>$\Rightarrow y(8)= \pm \sqrt{64-16}= \pm \sqrt{48}= \pm 4 \sqrt{3}$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Application of Derivatives · Topic: Tangents and Normals
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