Find the angle to intersection of the following curves :

y2 = x and x2 = y

Given:


Curves y2 = x ...(1)


& x2 = y ...(2)


First curve is y2 = x


Differentiating above w.r.t x,


2y. = 1


m1 ...(3)


The second curve is x2 = y


2x


m2 = 2x ...(4)


Substituting (1) in (2),we get


x2 = y


(y2)2 = y


y4 – y = 0


y(y3 – 1) = 0


y = 0 or y = 1


Substituting y = 0 & y = 1 in (1) in (2),


x = y2


when y = 0,x = 0


when y = 1,x = 1


Substituting above values for m1 & m2,we get,


when x = 0,


m1


when x = 1,


m1


Values of m1 is ∞ &


when y = 0,


m2 = 2x = 2×0 = 0


when x = 1,


m2 = 3x = 2×1 = 2


Values of m2 is 0 & 2


when m1 = ∞ & m2 = 0


tanθ


tanθ


tanθ = ∞


θ = tan – 1(∞)


tan – 1(∞)


θ


when m1 & m2 = 2



tanθ


tanθ


tanθ


θ = tan – 1()


θ36.86


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