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Published on: August 14, 2026
The tangent and the normal drawn to the curve 
at 
cut the 
-axis at 
and 
respectively. If the length of the subtangent drawn to the curve at 
is equal to the length of the subnormal, then the area of the triangle 
in sq. units is
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
: Given curre 
Slope of tangent at 
is
Equation of tangent
Similarly, slope of normal 
Equation of normal is 
(ii)
Tangent cuts 
-axis at 
. 
.
and normal cuts 
-axis at 
. 
.
Area of 
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