JEE Main · 2020 · 06 Sep 2020 · Shift 2 · Application of Derivatives

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If the tangent to the curve, at a point ( ) is parallel to the line - segment joining the points and then is equal to:
  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)✓ Correct
  4. (D)

Answer: (C)

Solution

The segment from to has slope . For the slope is , so parallelism at requires . Hence , giving .

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