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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
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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