Find equation of normal

A question is this type if and only if it asks to find the equation of the normal line to a curve at a specified point.

8 questions · Moderate -0.0

1.07m Tangents and normals: gradient and equations
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CAIE P1 2024 March Q5
6 marks Moderate -0.3
5 A curve has the equation \(\mathrm { y } = \frac { 3 } { 2 \mathrm { x } ^ { 2 } - 5 }\).
Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point \(( 2,1 )\), giving your answer in the form \(\mathrm { ax } + \mathrm { by } + \mathrm { c } = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
CAIE P1 2010 June Q7
8 marks Standard +0.3
7 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{56d4d40a-32f5-4f2d-938e-a24312cd42e7-3_766_589_251_778} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = 2 - \frac { 18 } { 2 x + 3 }\), which crosses the \(x\)-axis at \(A\) and the \(y\)-axis at \(B\). The normal to the curve at \(A\) crosses the \(y\)-axis at \(C\).
  1. Show that the equation of the line \(A C\) is \(9 x + 4 y = 27\).
  2. Find the length of \(B C\).
CAIE P1 2016 November Q11
11 marks Standard +0.3
11 The point \(P ( 3,5 )\) lies on the curve \(y = \frac { 1 } { x - 1 } - \frac { 9 } { x - 5 }\).
  1. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of the point where the normal to the curve at \(P\) intersects the \(x\)-axis.
  2. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of each of the stationary points on the curve and determine the nature of each stationary point, justifying your answers. {www.cie.org.uk} after the live examination series. }
Edexcel P1 2024 June Q10
10 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where \(x > 0\)
Given that
  • \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 6 x - \frac { ( 2 x - 1 ) ( 3 x + 2 ) } { 2 \sqrt { x } }\)
  • the point \(P ( 4,12 )\) lies on \(C\)
    1. find the equation of the normal to \(C\) at \(P\), giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\) where \(m\) and \(c\) are integers to be found,
    2. find \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\), giving each term in simplest form.
Edexcel C34 2015 January Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = \frac { 3 x - 2 } { ( x - 2 ) ^ { 2 } } , \quad x \neq 2$$ The point \(P\) on \(C\) has \(x\) coordinate 3
Find an equation of the normal to \(C\) at the point \(P\) in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
OCR C3 Q7
9 marks Standard +0.8
7. The curve with equation \(y = x ^ { \frac { 5 } { 2 } } \ln \frac { x } { 4 } , x > 0\) crosses the \(x\)-axis at the point \(P\).
  1. Write down the coordinates of \(P\). The normal to the curve at \(P\) crosses the \(y\)-axis at the point \(Q\).
  2. Find the area of triangle \(O P Q\) where \(O\) is the origin. The curve has a stationary point at \(R\).
  3. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(R\) in exact form.
OCR C3 2012 January Q3
7 marks Moderate -0.3
3 Find the equation of the normal to the curve \(y = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 4 } { x + 2 }\) at the point \(\left( 1 , \frac { 5 } { 3 } \right)\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
AQA C3 2007 June Q1
7 marks Moderate -0.3
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  1. Differentiate \(\ln x\) with respect to \(x\).
  2. Given that \(y = ( x + 1 ) \ln x\), find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\).
  3. Find an equation of the normal to the curve \(y = ( x + 1 ) \ln x\) at the point where \(x = 1\).