Differentiation - Tangents and Normals at a Point

Differentiation - Tangents and Normals at a Point

A curve is such that \(\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} = \frac{9}{5\sqrt{2x+7}}\) and \(P\left(1, \frac{1}{3}\right)\) is a point on the curve. The normal to the curve at \(P\) meets the \(x\)-axis at \(Q\) and meets the \(y\)-axis at \(R\).

  1. Find the coordinates of \(R\) and of \(Q\).
  2. Find the equation of the curve.

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Answer:(a) \(R=(0,2)\), \(Q=\left(\frac{6}{5},0\right)\) (b) \(y=\frac{9}{5}\sqrt{2x+7}-\frac{76}{15}\)

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