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The equation of normal to the curve y = tanx at (0, 0) is ________.

Given curve is y = tan x


Now applying first derivative, we get




This is the slope of the tangent


Substituting (0,0) in the slope of the curve, we get




Therefore the slope of the normal to the curve at (0,0) is -1


Hence the equation of the normal to the curve y=tanx at (0,0) is


y-0=-1(x-0)


y=-x


or x+y=0


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