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Published on: August 14, 2026
The area of the triangle formed by the tangent to the curve at
on it and the axes is
A
sq. units
B
sq. units C
sq. units
D
sq. units
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Given 
It passes through 
. Hence
Differentiating (i) w.r.t. 
, we get
Hence equation of tangent is
Required area
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