A particle moves along the curve y = x2 + 2x. At what point(s) on the curve are the x and y coordinates of the particle changing at the same rate?
Given: a particle moves along the curve y = x2 + 2x.
To find the points at which the curve are the x and y coordinates of the particle changing at the same rate
Equation of curve is y = x2 + 2x
Differentiating the above equation with respect to x, we get
When x and y coordinates of the particle are changing at the same rate, we get
Now substitute the value from eqn(i), we get
2x + 2 = 1 ⇒ 2x = - 1
Substitute this value of x in the given equation of curve, we get
y = x2 + 2x
Hence the points at which the curve are the x and y coordinates of the particle changing at the same rate is